Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Ethics and leadership

Ethics and leadership Guest Editorial International Journal of Disclosure and Governance (2009) 6, 277 –283 . doi: 10.1057/jdg.2009.20 INTRODUCTION Sustainable performance is the type of News reports on corruption, unethical practices, performance that can be opportunistic to scandals and other forms of misconduct have achieve short-term results but must equally be reached an apex that has brought forth citizen focused on long-term performance of organi- outcries for reform and increased government zations. Thus, all results, short and long term, attention and regulation. accrue to the benefi t of the organization, its Obeying the law and adhering to regulations stakeholders and our civil society. are the easy part of the leader ’ s job in assuring Achieving results that accrue to our cur- good behavior on the part of employees, man- rent benefi t and / or help to build our future agers and executives. It is in those gray areas must be accomplished through practices and of our responsibilities that ethical dilemmas behaviors that create the basis for a society in are the most diffi cult. If one breaks the law, which each person has the opportunity for a the consequences are easily seen and broadly successful life. known. However, making ‘ http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Disclosure and Governance Springer Journals

Ethics and leadership

Download PDF
7 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/springer-journals/ethics-and-leadership-KYeA9qa0Yn

References (28)

Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 by Palgrave Macmillan
Subject
Business and Management; Business and Management, general; Accounting/Auditing; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance
ISSN
1741-3591
eISSN
1746-6539
DOI
10.1057/jdg.2009.20
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Guest Editorial International Journal of Disclosure and Governance (2009) 6, 277 –283 . doi: 10.1057/jdg.2009.20 INTRODUCTION Sustainable performance is the type of News reports on corruption, unethical practices, performance that can be opportunistic to scandals and other forms of misconduct have achieve short-term results but must equally be reached an apex that has brought forth citizen focused on long-term performance of organi- outcries for reform and increased government zations. Thus, all results, short and long term, attention and regulation. accrue to the benefi t of the organization, its Obeying the law and adhering to regulations stakeholders and our civil society. are the easy part of the leader ’ s job in assuring Achieving results that accrue to our cur- good behavior on the part of employees, man- rent benefi t and / or help to build our future agers and executives. It is in those gray areas must be accomplished through practices and of our responsibilities that ethical dilemmas behaviors that create the basis for a society in are the most diffi cult. If one breaks the law, which each person has the opportunity for a the consequences are easily seen and broadly successful life. known. However, making ‘

Journal

International Journal of Disclosure and Governance – Springer Journals

Published: Oct 27, 2009

There are no references for this article.