Although there has been an interest in ethics for thousands of years, very little theoretical research exits on the nature of leadership ethics. This paper presents an overview of ethical theories as they apply to the leadership process. The ethical t...
Although there has been an interest in ethics for thousands of years, very little theoretical research exits on the nature of leadership ethics. This paper presents an overview of ethical theories as they apply to the leadership process. The ethical theory provides a set of principles that guides leaders in making decisions about how to act and how to be a morally decent person. This research also provides some direction in how to think about ethical leadership and how to practice it. In addition, this research describes basic principles that we can use in developing real-world ethical leadership.