Ethical Issues in Leadership & Team Management
Leadership Issues
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What is the balance between ethics and Machiavellianism
in dealing with the challenges for modern organizations?
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What are the values that underlie the mission of the organization
and how are they formulated?
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What are the implications of a discrepancy between espoused
values and practiced values?
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How does one resolve the conflict between short term ethical
violations and long term benefits?
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How can values formulated at the top be inculcated throughout
the organization?
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Since all stakeholders probably cannot be satisfied, and
satisfying some may well dissatisfy others, what is a decision maker to
do?
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What may be an intended solution at one point can become
a problem at another point. How responsible is a leader or team in making
decisions for uncertain outcomes in the future?
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How is credibility established?
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How ethical is it to use an understanding of the behavioral
sciences to get what you want?
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If the survival of your company is at stake, how far would
you go in compromising your ethics?
Team Issues
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When a team should diversify its membership, but is satisfied
operating with its present membership that excludes diversity (e.g., gender,
ethnicity), what should be done?
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How should a team deal with norms that suppress or compromise
ethical behavior?
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If a team member violated an ethical principle, how should
the team handle it?
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How would a team go about an ethics audit of its practices?