A Study on Ethical Leadership

Ethics is the guiding force in any respectable organization. With a moral compass, especially in the leadership of organization, a company can become compromised and fall into a quagmire of legal issues, a tarnished reputation, and devaluation of company stock if it is a publically traded company. In pursuit of examine my own ethical lens I will analyze the ethical traits of an admired leader, my own traits as exhibited in the Ethical Lens Inventory, and how I make a decision concerning a particular ethical dilemma.

The article begins by stating the “legitimate purposes” of taking a photo of a dead body which include, “photos taken in the course of law enforcement investigations, medical examinations, and funeral services.” I think that this is an important piece of information to include in my paper to make it clear that in some cases, it is necessary that photographs are taken. However, for my paper, I will mostly be discussing terrorist attacks and some other cases in which it should be clear that photographs did not have to be taken. For example, Davis goes on to discuss a specific case that occurred involving a UPS driver that crashed and was found dead by emergency responders. One of the drivers took a photo of the body with their cellphone and this image quickly spread. The family of the man who passed away was disgusted and disappointed. They filed a lawsuit which stated, The offending photographs clearly depicted identifying features of Jonathan Thomas as well as his mortal wounds... They were unsightly, intrusive, and outside the bounds of decency.” The last phrase, “bounds of decency,” is the piece of this article that made me want to include it in my paper. I think that the idea alone of taking a picture of a dead individual would go way outside the bounds of decency but actually doing something like this is what I do not

An ethical audit is important to establish the company’s current weaknesses and strengths concerning how it conducts itself in an ethical manner. An ethics audit will involve evaluating the company’s standard of ethic, it ethic climate, and how well the company’s employees follow ethical standards. One of the first things to evaluate in an ethics audit is if a company has a written code of ethics and how comprehensive it is. Moreover, the written code of ethics should apply to everyone in the company from the top down with a clear zero tolerance policy in place for ethics violations. Included in a comprehensive ethics code should be a method for

Showing respect to the loved ones and friends that knew the person, alive or deceased, that the journalists are reporting on is one of the most basic rules that shouldn’t have to be written down but it is. A journalist must also think about if there would be any children that may come into contact with their articles, so they have to watch what they say and how much detail they decide to go into. The Code clearly states, “Show compassion for those who may be affected by news coverage. Use heightened sensitivity when dealing with juveniles, victims of sex crimes, and sources or subjects who are inexperienced or unable to give consent. Consider cultural differences in approach and treatment”(pg 1). No one thinks about how their articles will affect the family of the victims or the person who that did said crime. Journalists use such great detail to describe such terrible events and don’t think about the effect of their reporting. This is something that Koenig does a lot. Koenig shows very little compassion for the family of Hae Min Lee. She chooses to go into detail about what happened to Hae and the description of her body. She didn’t think about what the family would think if they had heard this podcast. An example of Koenig’s lack of compassion about Hae is when she says, “They leave the parking lot. Adnan's driving Hae's car with her body in the trunk” (pg

The students never asked consent of the adult to publish the story. Since it is a private matter the school might get sued because the newspaper is under the school’s responsibilities to censor it or publish it.Some people might take offense and the responsibilities would fall onto the school not the students. The article could have distracted the students opinion and not focus on school curriculum. Changing the name of the students was enough because it didn’t make it private. Rumors will spread since schools are small and it’s obvious which people are pregnant in the

In the case “Naming Names: Privacy and the Public’s Right to Know”, the ethical question is did the Gazette make a good choice not to reveal the names of the offenders and the neighborhood in which the molestations took place and even when the arrest was made and sentence was given, they did not report on it. The editor of the Gazette made a clear distinction between why they did not print the names or neighborhoods involved in this case, but have printed names and where the crime took place before with cases involving molestation arrests, convictions, and sentences.

What most influenced my decision and interpretations in this case was the fact that the students could not be trusted with concealing the identities of the interviewees within the article, since it was proven that their identities were not fully hidden. The topics in the article were about teen pregnancy and criticism of parents, which can be controversial and thus distracting in a school environment. The principal of the school, upon observation, noticed the identities were not hidden well. With a deadline to meet, there was no way the students would have been able to revise the newspaper and reorganize the articles, so the principal took out the pages. In this case the principal made a responsible decision given the interests of the school

My understanding of the seven tasks of the ethical leader in creating value for an organization’s stakeholders is that these seven tasks should lead as a guide to leaders. It is essential for leaders to be role models for their employees. A leader needs to not just think about themselves, but to consider how their actions will affect others, including the image of the company. Having a process for employees to address their concerns and feel they are being heard is very important for leading a team. This creates value and a feeling of belonging within a company. Developing key employees and utilizing their talents also gives them value as well as value for others. This raises the bar for them to step up and become role models as well. Always acting in the best interest of the company, even if it is letting someone go.

The legal rule in this case is the First Amendment’s right to publish any findings you would like and freedom of the press and speech,

D) Relevant ethical codes that can be applied to the articles (please be sure which code of ethics you are citing) and how you would apply such code(s).

Death affects everyone of all ages, genders, ethnic and social economic backgrounds, no one is exempt. It’s one of the most difficult realities for family members left behind to deal with. It is also challenging for investigators to find out the manner and why it has happened in order to assist the families with closure. Fundamentally, every death can be classified. This is on the basis of a causative agent and the intent of the deceased’s assailant or the manner in which the death occurred. The identification of the reason for death is solely entrusted in the hands of the coroner who takes the responsibility of testing the body of the deceased through an autopsy

It is only during moral lapses and corporate scandals that interest groups and the broader public ask themselves the fundamental ethical questions, who are the managers of the organization and were they acting with the ethical guidelines. For a long time, the issue of ethics was largely ignored, with organizations focusing on profit maximization. However, this has changed, and much attention is now focused on ethics management by researchers and leaders. The issue of ethics has arisen at a time when public trust on corporate governance is low, and the legitimacy of leadership is being questioned. Leaders are expected to be the source of moral development and ethical guidance to their employees.

Plato once asked whether you would rather be "an unethical person with a good reputation or an ethical person with a reputation for injustice." Ethical leadership has long been a debate in regards to its importance and place in the universal business world.

Ethical leadership is leadership that is involved in leading in a manner that respects the rights and dignity of others. As leaders are by nature in a position of social power, ethical leadership focuses on how leaders use their social power in the decisions they make, actions they engage in and ways they influence others. Leaders who are ethical demonstrate a level of integrity that is important for stimulating a sense of leader trustworthiness, which is important for followers to accept the vision of the leader.

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