Leadership's Role in Developing Ethical Organizations: Case Study

This report examines the crucial role of leadership in fostering ethical organizations, focusing on an integrity-based ethics approach to management. The assignment analyzes a case study to illustrate how leaders can develop ethical frameworks and practices within an organization. The paper emphasizes the importance of integrity, honesty, and a strong moral compass in leadership, referencing ethical leadership theories and real-world examples. The analysis includes strategies for leaders to cultivate ethical behavior, such as setting clear ethical standards, promoting transparency, and encouraging open communication. The report also highlights the consequences of unethical behavior and the benefits of a strong ethical foundation for organizational success. The paper incorporates APA style citations, including references to relevant academic literature such as the work of Brown & Treviño and Yidong & Xinxin, to support its arguments and recommendations.

Running head: ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP
Ethics and Leadership
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1ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP
Leadership can be defined as an activity of performing in the organization with a group
of people and the ability to have a clear vision and providing information, knowledge and
building relationship between the employees. In terms of ethical leadership (Yidong & Xinxin,
2013),the society believes that ethics is an important part of being a successful leader.
Ethical leadership in the recent developing organization involve a leading manner with
dignity and respect. Integrity is one of the critical attributed that was being a moral
leader.Having integrity and honesty in the work environment is the most significant aspect for a
leader to be in the organization.
In order to develop an integrity based ethical approach, a leader should plan its strategic
methods first. An ethical leader knows that honesty and integrity are the foundation of a plan
which would be implemented in the future course of action (Brown & Treviño, 2014). A good
leader does the right thing in order to avoid confusion and guides its team members of doing the
right object, rather than violating the rules and regulation, which would result in success. The
organization faced difficulty in the past because it had deluded the truth and did not follow the
reality principle. Thus it forms an essential standard for a leader in maintaining truthfulness.
Leaders should be courageous enough to face clear ideas and should have the ability to
face the aspect of negativity (Saeed et al., 2014). Opinions can be recommended by the team
member, and the leader should accept the concepts which are suggested by the associates.
Hence it can be concluded that the requirement of the members in the team is an efficient
leader who has the ability of not receiving personal gains but thinking of the betterment of the
organization and make the right choices.

2ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP
Reference
Brown, M. E., & Treviño, L. K. (2014). Do role models matter? An investigation of role
modelling as an antecedent of perceived ethical leadership. Journal of Business
Ethics, 122(4), 587-598.
Saeed, I., Waseem, M., Sikander, S., & Rizwan, M. (2014). The relationship of turnover
intention with job satisfaction, job performance, leader-member exchange, emotional
intelligence and organizational commitment. International Journal of Learning and
Development, 4(2), 242-256.
Yidong, T., & Xinxin, L. (2013). How ethical leadership influence employees' innovative work
behaviour: A perspective of intrinsic motivation. Journal of business ethics, 116(2), 441-
455.