Responsible leadership / [edited by] Thomas Maak and Nicola M. Pless.

ISBN:

9780415355810

Title:

Author:

Maak, Thomas.

Publication Information:

New York : Routledge, 2006.

Physical Description:

xx, 251 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Introduction : the quest for responsible leadership in business / Thomas Maak and Nicola M. Pless -- Ethics : the heart of leadership / Joanne B. Ciulla -- Responsible leadership : a relational approach / Thomas Maak and Nicola M. Pless -- A compass for decision making / Lynn Sharp Paine -- Spirituality as the basis of responsible leaders and responsible companies / Peter Pruzan and William Miller -- Integrity, responsible leaders and accountability / George G. Brenkert -- Leadership, character, and virtues from an aristotelian viewpoint / Alejo José G. Sison -- Leading responsibly across cultures / Sonja A. Sackmann -- Towards responsible leadership through reconciling dilemmas / Tong Schraa-Liu and Fons Trompenaars -- Leading in a world of competing values : a strategic perspective on corporate social responsibility / Daniel Diermeier -- Responsible leadership at ABN AMRO Real : the case of Fabio Barbosa / Erik Van De Loo -- Principle-based leadership : lessons from the Caux Round Table / Stephen B. Young -- Leadership though social purpose partnering / James E. Austin -- Towards developing responsible global leaders : the Ulysses eperience / Nicola M. Pless and Ralf Schneider -- Developing leaders for sustainable business / Mark Wade.

Subject Term:

Leadership -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Business ethics.

Social responsibility of business.

Industrial management -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Added Author:

Maak, Thomas.

Pless, Nicolas.

Format:

Books

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0661/2005014501-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0513/2005014501.html

Publication Date:

2006

Publication Information:

New York : Routledge, 2006.

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Summary

While there is a high demand for knowledge on responsible leadership, there has been, till now, no source able to meet that demand. Enron, Worldcom and other high-profile cases of management and leadership misconduct have highlighted the need for such a book to provide crucial insights on key issues including responsible leadership, leadership competencies and the development of responsible leaders.

Meeting this need, experts in the field of business and leadership ethics have now been brought together to write this vital text - the first of its kind. It answers the challenge of defining responsible leadership in an era of globalization, and as such is highly topical and relevant to all those on the path to becoming responsible leaders.

Topical and timely, this first-rate edited collection provides the reader with insights, orienting knowledge and best practice cases in the field and is essential reading for all business students, academics and professionals concerned with leadership in twenty-first century business.