Reflections on . . . Leading x Nudging

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-126
Author(s):  
Deborah S. Mower ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Design Model ◽  
Choice Architecture ◽  
Interactive Dynamic ◽  
Ethical Systems

I develop a taxonomy of various approaches to leadership which I label the ethical decision-making, managerial obligation, role typology, and creativity conceptions of leadership. Each approach makes distinctive assumptions about the task and educational responsibilities in educating for ethical leadership. Although each of these approaches are extremely valuable, I find them limited in that they all rely on what I call an agentic model. Using the concepts of choice architects and choice architecture from nudge theory, I argue for a new metaphysical model—a systems-design model—that captures the complex and interactive dynamic of a host of metaphysical entities and contextual factors. This new metaphysical model of the context of leadership and the function of leaders within it yields a theory of leadership, which I dub the ethical systems-design conception of leadership.

Interaction of rater and context in ethicality evaluation

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-367
Author(s):  
Yanling Chen ◽  
Xiaoye May Wang
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Moral Attentiveness ◽  
Practical Implications

We investigated how the evaluation of ethicality that precedes ethical decision making is influenced by personal and situational factors. We argued that both individual and contextual factors would simultaneously influence ethicality evaluation. We found that employees' regulatory focus significantly influenced their evaluation of supervisors' ethical leadership (N = 40 supervisors and 142 employees). We also found that contextual factors interacted with individual factors in the ethicality evaluation process. Results showed that a positive relationship between employees' promotion focus and their evaluation of their supervisor's ethical leadership was negatively moderated by the supervisor's moral attentiveness. Theoretical and practical implications and limitations in the study are discussed.

scholarly journals Conceptualizing the determinants of ethical decision making in business organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 30-41
Author(s):  
Fabian Zhilla ◽  
Layal Abou Daher ◽  
Cenk Lacin Arikan ◽  
Moufid El-Khoury
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Business Ethics ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Business Organizations

Understanding the role of the determinants of the ethical decision making in business organizations has become increasingly appealing to the field of business ethics. Various ethical decision making models put more emphasis on a narrow set of determinants. In concert with other contextual factors, these determinants appear to drive the ethical decision making in business organizations. However, in the literature there seems to be room for a more holistic set of determinants, which can explain effectively and holistically the diverse ethical rationales underlying the decision making more effectively. In this paper, the authors set out several ethical models and extract the predominant determinants. After portraying the main literature, the authors conclude that the most recent models are based on the first generation of ethical models, which tend to be more theoretical than empirical. They note the lack of empirical research in this area, which can be explained by both the nature and the intricateness of business ethics. They find that empirical analysis, when it exists, tends to focus on specific variables. The authors highlight at the end of the paper the need for integrative ethical models, which tackle not only the “how” but also the “why” of ethical decision making.

The psychologist’s role in ethical decision making: Adolescent bariatric surgery.

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin L. Price ◽  
Margaret E. Lee ◽  
Gia A. Washington ◽  
Mary L. Brandt
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Adolescent Bariatric Surgery
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