Ethical Leadership and Culture

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Alyse Larsen
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What are Ethics? Broadly applied social standards for what is right and wrong in a particular situation, or a process for setting those standards
How/why does ethics apply to leadership? "Ethics is central to leadership because of the process of influence, the need to engage followers to accomplish mutual goals, and the impact leaders have on establishing organizational values."
Ethics v Morals Ethics are different from morals, which are individual and personal beliefs about what is right and wrong
Interactionist Model of Ethics
Organizational Culture -Norms influencing employees (beliefs, values, cognitions, behaviors) -The shared assumptions of the org members and the shared history that created the assumptions that guide the behavior in the org -A type of social control system
Strong v Weak Cultures Best impact on behavior, values, cognitions, and behavior is strong Strong = widely and intensely shared
Effects of Culture -Provides a sense of identity & encourages commitment -Helps individuals make sense of organizational events -Reinforces organizational values -Guides and shapes individual behavior
Aligning the Organization
Levels of Organizational Culture
Characteristics of Org. Culture Innovation and Risk Taking Attention to Detail Outcome Orientation People Orientation Team Orientation Aggressiveness
Ethics and Organization Cultures Culture that develops inside org with an ethical component -Agency: managerial egoism -Corporate Egoist: short term profit -Instrumentalist: strategic morality due to financial benefit -Moralist: concern for all stakeholders -Altruist: moral standard trump all
Four Components of an Ethical Culture Ethical Leadership Supervisor Reinforcement of Ethical Values Peer Commitment to Ethics Embedded Ethical Values
Characteristics of Ethical Leaders Respect Others Serve Others Are Just Are Honest Act as Ethical Role Models
Culture Strength and Subcultures Most orgs have more than one culture Dominant Culture: expresses the core values that are shared by a majority of the orgs members Subcultures: mini-cultures within an org, typically defined by dept and geographical location
Leader's Function in Shaping Organizational Culture
Sustaining a Strong Culture Selection Management Socialization Other Methods
Management -What leaders pay attention to, measure, and control on a regular basis -How leaders react to critical incidents -How leaders allocate scarce resources, rewards, and status/recognition -How leaders recruit, select, promote, retire, and remove org members
Other Methods Stories Rituals Symbols Language
What's a "Good" Culture? Strong Compatible Adaptable
Strong Culture -Intense consensus about org values -Facilitation of effective performance -Extremely difficult to change -May lead to lack of diversity -May become barrier to success of merger/acquisition
Compatible Culture -Fit with industry requirements or firm strategy -Long-term performance costs when environment changes faster than culture
Adaptable Culture -Encourages risk taking to respond to external change -Promote long-term performance through attention to needs of owners, customers, & employees -May have short-term performance costs
International Leadership
Four Dimensions of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Cognitive Meta-cognitive Motivational Behavioral
Cognitive (CQ) Knowledge of other cultures, such as language
Metacognitive (CQ) One's awareness, monitoring, and control of culture-based assumptions and inferences
Motivational (CQ) One's confidence (self-efficacy) and motivation to adjust to a new culture
Behavioral (CQ) One's ability to change behaviors to match cultural needs e.g. I change my verbal behavior (accent/tone) when a cross-cultural interaction requires it
GLOBE Database 17,000 middle managers in 62 countries and 951 organizations (80% male) Financial, Food, and Telecom Industries
GLOBE Project Goals -Identify manager behaviors, attributes, and org practices that are: -universally accepted and effective -accepted and effective only in particular cultures -determine whether org cultures are reflective of society
Implicit Leadership Theory Individuals have implicit theories about the attributes and behaviors that distinguish leader from others, effective leaders from ineffective ones, and moral leaders from evil ones.
Why are implicit theories of leadership & leadership prototypes important? -Indicate styles and behavior to will be exhibited in that culture -Suggests styles expected by followers -Specify what leaders may or may not do -Indicate level of status & influence on leaders
GLOBE Leader Dimensions
Criticisms of GLOBE -Sampling Problems -Cannot assume leadership style will fit across entire population of country (ie Shanghai v other parts of China) -Bases results on national stereotypes and results in socially desirable responses
Key Takeaways
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