Why Leaders Fail Ethically A Paradigmatic Evaluation of Leadership
Contrary to popular conceptions that ethical failures in leadership are correlated with economic downturns and other stressful market conditions, this book argues that such transgressions are an intrinsic element of leadership, as it is defined under the
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Cameron A. Batmanghlich
Why Leaders Fail Ethically A Paradigmatic Evaluation of Leadership
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Cameron A. Batmanghlich L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University Astana, Kazakhstan Instituto de Estudios Superiores Spenta México Spenta University Monterrey, México
ISBN 978-3-319-12732-3 ISBN 978-3-319-12733-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-12733-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014955341 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 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 Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
I dedicate this to all those, who at various workplaces are and have been abused and oppressed in one form or another.
True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
Helen Keller
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Prologue
In recent years the crisis in ethical failures in leadership in organisation, particularly corporations, has been highlighted more than ever. Psychological maladies leading to higher number of sick leaves, general feeling of disillusionment among the employees, loss of motivation and loyalty to employee suicide—both in Western corporations and other parts of the world—are just a few examples of the way ethical failures in leadership are expressed. It is has been argued that economic downturn and a general toughening of market conditions are furthering and function as a catalyst for unethical behaviour, implying that in times of economic prosperity and good market conditions, there are fewer crises in ethics and leadership. However, as we shall see, this is not the case, as failures in ethics in leadership are an intrinsic part of leadership, since leadership is viewed as a social process and hence a paradigmatic phenomenon. Regardless of the type of the leadership style deployed or leadership theories experimented with, since leadership as a social process is an outcome of the pr
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