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Leading teams through espoused values
McCullough, Helen T. Niedzwecki, Kirsten
McCullough, Helen T.
Niedzwecki, Kirsten
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In projects with evolving requirements and constrained resources, it is evident that the ethical treatment of stakeholders is usurped by results-driven behavior. A leadership team encourages ethically effective results through the alignment of espoused values and values in action by imposing consistent feedback and reflection on leadership behavior. This action research study examined leadership team behavior while supervising the research behind an ethics in business awards program. The study’s intention was to elevate the leadership practices to a higher ethical standard. Data gathered for this study included researcher’s journal reflections, evaluation of critical incidents, interviews and surveys. A tool was devised based on tenets of a global ethic to identify the leadership teams’ espoused values with regard to each stakeholder group. The tool was used as a compass for guiding a Kantian approach to stakeholder treatment. The Kantian intention held during the planning phase however, quickly transformed into a Utilitarian approach due to constrained resources, scope modifications and time. The conclusions proved that good intentions may be overridden by realistic project goals while still maintaining high regard for all stakeholders. A business model integrating the dynamics of value based leadership with stakeholder interest is presented.
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2008
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