Leadership Ethics

When faced an ethical dilemma, a good leader should:

• Ignore it

• Make a decision based on personal gain

• Seek advice from trusted colleagues

• Do whatever is easiest

Which theory argues that the best ethical alternative is the one that will produce the greatest amount of happiness to the largest number of stakeholders?

• Utilitarianism

• Altruism

• Ethical egoism

• Virtue-based theories

"Doing to others what you hope they would do to you" is sometimes referred to as __________.

• the golden ratio

• the golden rule

• the golden statement

• the golden principle

Under the __________ approach, what is important is that a decision was made for the right reasons.

• Ethical egoism

• Virtue-based theories

• Deontology

• Utilitarianism

In which stage of Kohlberg's Moral Development System the individual makes moral decisions based on self-interest?

• 2nd stage

• 3rd stage

• 5th stage

• 6th stage

According to The Toxic Triangle, _______ are ambitious, desire status, or see an opportunity to profit.

• destructive leaders

• confirmers

• colluders

• cultural values

______ emphasizes that leaders should take care of their followers and nurture them.

• transformational leadership

• pseudotransformational leadership

• destructive leadership

• servant leadership

It may be completely rational and justifiable for different people working for the same company to be paid very differently according to __________

• ethic of reciprocity

• distributive justice

• virtue-based theories

• deontology

Which one is not among the 5 principles of ethical leadership?

• showing resourcefulness

• manifesting honesty

• building community

• showing justice

According to _____, leaders must use authority to mobilize people to face tough issues.

• Beauchamp

• Kaiser

• Kohlberg

• Heifetz