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100 _aPRICE Terry L.
245 _aLeadership ethics:
_ban introduction/
_cby Terry L. Price
260 _aNew York:
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2008
300 _axi, 252 pages;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aAre leaders morally special? Is there something ethically distinctive about the relationship between leaders and followers? Should leaders do whatever it takes to achieve group goals?" "Leadership Ethics draws on both moral theory and empirical research in psychology to evaluate the reasons everyday leaders give to justify breaking the rules. Written for people without a background in philosophy, it introduces readers to the moral theories that are relevant to leadership ethics: relativism, amoralism, egoism, virtue ethics, social contract theory, situation ethics, communitarianism, and cosmopolitan theories such as utilitarianism and transformational leadership." "Unlike many introductory texts, Leadership Ethics does more than simply acquaint readers with different approaches to leadership ethics. It defends the Kantian view that everyday leaders are not justified in breaking the moral rules
650 _aLEADERSHIP
_xMORAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS
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