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“The Search for Ethics in Leadership, Business, and Beyond” by Joanne Ciulla

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Joanne B. Ciulla, The Search for Ethics in Leadership, Business, and Beyond, Eminent Voices in Business Ethics Series, Springer, 2020

https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030384623

This book brings together a wide range of topics in leadership ethics and business ethics. It approaches these topics from the perspective of the humanities as well as the social sciences. About half of the book is on leadership and the other half on topics in business ethics. Besides these general areas of research, the book explores how to teach and study ethics in both business ethics and leadership studies. Specifically, it examines issues ranging from the nature of ethical leadership, to studies of authenticity, virtue, and the public and private morality of leaders. In business ethics, the subjects covered span from moral imagination, to casuistry, meaningful work, and workplace ethics.

The book includes a section on the importance of liberal arts for studying and teaching ethics in business and professional schools. It concludes with a reflection on the ethical challenges of leaders and followers in a world where some leaders have inverted moral values.