Ethics, The Heart Of Leadership

The study of ethics and leadership can be traced back to Aristotle and the Ancient Greeks. Against the backdrop of corporate, political, and religious scandal, a contemporary examination of the complex and subtle relationships between ethics and leadership could not be more timely. In this updated and expanded edition of Ethics, The Heart of Leadership, Joanne Ciulla presents a unique collection of essays by philosophers, leadership scholars with backgrounds in industrial and organizational psychology, and management theorists. The authors tackle such profound questions as: How do leaders motivate followers to achieve their goals? What is the moral relationship between leaders and followers? Are ethical leaders driven by self-interest or altruism? What is the ethical value of a leader's accomplishments? Do their actions serve the greatest good? Featuring new essays by Bruce Avolio and Edwin Locke, Terry Price, Bernie Bass and Paul Steidlmeier, and a foreword by James MacGregor Burns, Ethics, The Heart of Leadership probes what the answers to these questions mean for today's leaders, offering hands-on insights into the ethical dynamics that make the heart of leadership tick.

Bernard M. Bass is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Management and Director of the Center for Leadership Studies, School of Management, State University of New York at Binghamton James Macgregor Burns is a Senior Scholar at the Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland, College Park Joanne B. Ciulla is the Coston Family Chair in Leadership and Ethics at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond Al Gini is associate professor of philosophy and adjunct professor in the Institute of Industrial Relations at Loyola University of Chicago Edwin P. Hollander is University Distinguished Professor in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology graduate programs at CUNY's Baruch College and Graduate Center Michael Keeley is Professor of Management at Loyola University of Chicago Robert C. Solomon is Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Business and Philosophy and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin J. Thomas Wren is Associate Professor of Leadership Studies at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond