1.Can a leader be effective in a very challenging and turbulent environment whil

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1.Can a leader be effective in a very challenging and turbulent
environment while still maintaining his or her ethical core?
What challenges the leader to compromise his or her ethics,
and how can an organization support him or her in resisting
such challenges?

2.Why is power such an important part of being a leader? How
the sources of social power (i.e., taxonomy) can situate
people into leadership positions and how can individuals can
experience these positively or negatively? Provide specific
examples.

(MGMT 592)

Explanation / Answer

1.

Yes, although a challenge by itself, a leader can still be effective in a turbulent environment while still maintaining his or her ethical core. However, what could really challenge the leader to compromise his or her ethics would be the issues pertaining to the ethical dilemma that centers in a continual conflict on continual potential for that conflict, that exists between the economic and social performance of an Organization.

An Organization can support him or her in resisting such challenges by establishing the Code of Ethics in place. Code of ethics in an Organization refers to the universal adherence of the principles across the Organization and therefore it shall help the leaders as well to guide them of doing the right things. It further helps the leaders to deal with the issues of ethical dilemma.

For example, Business firms have to operate profitably or they will not survive over the long term; that is their economic performance. Here, the code of ethics helps in sorting out the ethical dilemmas for the leaders undertaking this activity.

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