Moral Leadership in Business Towards a Business Culture of Integrity

This brief explores the concept of moral leadership in organizations. Specifically, it examines ways in which companies can strengthen their reputation in the market and increase performance by taking leading positions in the realm of business ethics. It

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Sebastian Vaduva Victor T. Alistar Andrew R. Thomas Călin D. Lupiţu Daniel S. Neagoie

Moral Leadership in Business Towards a Business Culture of Integrity

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Sebastian Văduva • Victor T. Alistar Andrew R. Thomas • Călin D. Lupiţu Daniel S. Neagoie

Moral Leadership in Business Towards a Business Culture of Integrity

Sebastian Văduva Griffiths School of Management Emanuel University of Oradea Oradea, Romania Andrew R. Thomas College of Business Administration The University of Akron Akron, OH, USA

Victor T. Alistar Transparency International Romania Bucharest, Romania Călin D. Lupiţu Griffiths School of Management Emanuel University of Oradea Oradea, Romania

Daniel S. Neagoie Griffiths School of Management Emanuel University of Oradea Oradea, Romania

ISSN 2191-5482 ISSN 2191-5490 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Business ISBN 978-3-319-42880-2 ISBN 978-3-319-42881-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-42881-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016945756 © The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland

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Moral Leadership........................................................................................ 1 1.1 Moral Leadership: From Personal Opinion to Market Recognition.......................................................................... 1 1.2 The Three Ingredients of Moral Leadership ........................................ 2 1.2.1 The Integrated Model of the Functioning of the Three Ingredients ........................................................... 3 1.3 Ethics, Morality, Integrity, and Compliance ........................................ 4 1.4 Moral Leadership and Profit................................................................. 5 1.4.1 Low Transactional Costs ..........