Ethical Failures in Leadership: Preparing Future Business Leaders in Ethics and Corporate Citizenship
Date of Award
3-11-2011
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Professional Studies
Organizational Unit
University College, Organizational Leadership
Disciplines
Organizational Leadership
First Advisor
Bea Jennings
Keywords
Corporate citizenship, Corporate scandals, Ethics, Ethics training, Fraud, Leadership, Profits and ethics, Social responsibility, Unethical companies
Abstract
This capstone examined various aspects of recent ethical leadership failures in the corporate world. The research question asked was: Can institutions better prepare future business leaders in ethics, social responsibility and corporate citizenship? Comprehensive research was conducted examining common threads of unethical and ethical leadership, and the value of academic and professional ethics programs. The research identified common causes of ethical leadership failures and successes using numerous business cases in each area. One positive result of this research showed that ethical and socially responsible organizations can be profitable. This project sought to balance the need to compete in the business world with those values that ensure our future business leaders are able to operate in a framework in which ethics and profits can mutually coexist.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Stover, Peggy, "Ethical Failures in Leadership: Preparing Future Business Leaders in Ethics and Corporate Citizenship" (2011). University College: Organizational Leadership Capstones. 43.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_orl/43