Staffordshire University logo
STORE - Staffordshire Online Repository

Leadership and Change: The Case for Greater Ethical Clarity

BURNES, Bernard and BY, Rune (2012) Leadership and Change: The Case for Greater Ethical Clarity. Journal of Business Ethics, 108 (2). pp. 239-252. ISSN 0167-4544

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract or description

This article addresses the relationship between the ethics underpinning leadership and change. It examines the developments in leadership and change over the last three decades and their ethical implications. It adopts a consequentialist perspective on ethics and uses this to explore different approaches to leadership and change. In particular, the article focuses on individual (egoistic) consequentialism and utilitarian consequentialism. The article argues that all leadership styles and all approaches to change are rooted in a set of values, some of which are more likely to lead to ethical outcomes than others. It also argues that all stakeholders in an organisation have a role to play in ensuring ethical outcomes. It concludes that in order to achieve sustainable and beneficial change, those who promote and adopt particular approaches to leadership and change must provide greater ethical clarity about the approaches they are championing.

Item Type: Article
Faculty: Previous Faculty of Business, Education and Law > Business
Depositing User: Rune BY
Date Deposited: 24 Jun 2013 12:00
Last Modified: 24 Feb 2023 13:39
Related URLs:
URI: https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/id/eprint/1269

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

DisabledGo Staffordshire University is a recognised   Investor in People. Sustain Staffs
Legal | Freedom of Information | Site Map | Job Vacancies
Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 2DE t: +44 (0)1782 294000