Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership

Craig E. Johnson (PhD, University of Denver) is professor emeritus of leadership studies at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership, ethics, and management. During his time at the university, he served as founding director of the George Fox Doctor of Business Administration program and chair of the Department of Communication Arts. He is the author of Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership (also published by SAGE) and coauthor, with Michael Z. Hackman, of Leadership: A Communication Perspective. He has published research findings, instructional ideas, and book reviews in the Journal of Leadership Studies, the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, the Journal of Leadership Education, Academy of Management Learning and Education, the International Leadership Journal, Communication Quarterly, Communication Reports, and other journals. When not teaching or writing, he enjoys working out, reading, fly-fishing, volunteering, watching sports, and spending time with his spouse.

Part I: The Shadow Side of Leadership
Chapter 1. The Leader’s Light or Shadow
Chapter 2. Stepping In and Out of the Shadows
Part II: Looking Inward
Chapter 3. The Leader’s Character
Chapter 4. Combating Evil
Part III: Ethical Standards and Strategies
Chapter 5. Ethical Perspectives
Chapter 6. Ethical Decision Making and Behavior
Chapter 7. Exercising Ethical Influence
Chapter 8. Normative Leadership Theories
Part IV: Shaping Ethical Contexts
Chapter 9. Building an Ethical Small Group
Chapter 10. Creating an Ethical, Inclusive Organizational Climate
Chapter 11. Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership in a Global Society
Chapter 12. Ethical Crisis Leadership