Question: Although everyone has an ethical responsibility, leaders have a special responsibility because the nature of their leadership puts them in...

Question: Although everyone has an ethical responsibility, leaders have a special responsibility because the nature of their leadership puts them in a special position: They have more power and control to influence other people's life. 

Many recent scandals in business, finance or politics have furthered the interest in ethics in general and - with their origin traced back in the Western tradition to the ancient Greeks - ethical theories are experiencing a resurgence in popularity also in the world of business. 

Ethical Leadership....

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...follows generally accepted standards of morally superior conduct

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...suggests that actions are moral if their primary purpose is to promote the best interest of others

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...focusses on the value system that forms a leader's character

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...can not be practiced under unfavourable political, social or economic conditions

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...requires the individual leader to do the right things with the right intentions