Mensch and Barge in their interpretation of Alasdair MacIntyre's critique of genealogical ethics as a basis of ethical weakness in the emerging field of “leadership-as-practice,” suggest that L-A-P is lacking in ethical grounding especially because of its relativist philosophy. I address...

Publicity from recent scandals has generated increased discussion of the role of business schools in teaching students about ethical behavior. The business ethics literature reveals that business schools can be effective in changing student attitudes towards business ethics. The approach used in...

Efforts to improve ethics education of accounting students have increased, but the impact of college ethics courses on attitudes towards business ethics of accounting students have not been determined. The purpose of this research is to measure and compare the business ethics attitudes of...

In this article, the author introduces the leadership approach known as “leaderful practice,” an alternative to the traditional trait-based approach of individual leadership. Leaderful practice is shown to sustain an ethical infrastructure based on democratic principles. It is democracy not...

In light of recent managerial oversights such as those connected with the Challenger space shuttle disaster, having executives rely more on their professionals might serve to improve their organization's ethical consciousness. Although the professional record on corporate ethical behavior is by...