Meeting the ethical challenges of leadership : casting light or shadow / Craig E. Johnson.

Revised edition of the author's Meeting the ethical challenges of leadership, [2018].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Ethics is at the heart of leadership. All leaders assume ethical burdens and must make every effort to make informed ethical decisions and foster ethical behavior among followers. The Seventh Edition of Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership: Casting Light or Shadow explores the ethical demands of leadership and the dark side of leadership. Author Craig E. Johnson takes a multidisciplinary approach, drawing from many fields of research to help readers make ethical decisions, lead with integrity, and create an ethical culture. Packed with real-world case studies, examples, self-assessments, and applications, this fully-updated new edition is designed to increase students' ethical competence and leadership abilities. Key Features: · Implications and Applications found immediately after the body of each chapter review key ideas and their ramifications for readers. · For Further Exploration, Challenge, and Self-Assessments encourages interaction with chapter content through activities such as brainstorming exercises, small-group discussions, conversational dyads, debates, self-analysis, personal reflection, and application and research projects. · Examples and Case Studies from a wide variety of settings such as business, medicine, sports, law enforcement, education, government, nonprofit organizations, and the military encourage readers to reflect on key ethics issues and concepts and to apply what they have learned from the preceding chapters to these narratives"-- Provided by publisher.