Ethical Decision-Making

Dr. Patricia A. Mitchell is Professor Emeritus and the former chair of the Department of Leadership Studies at the University of San Francisco (USF). Dr. Mitchell has over 40 years of professional and teaching experience in postsecondary education. She has been a major player and has made an impact on training and preparing leaders and managers to transform their organizations. Her research interests include organization and leadership issues; curriculum development; women's issues; and diversity in higher education. Mitchell has written and co-edited six textbooks, authored scholarly publications, and facilitated professional presentations. She was the recipient of the USF Ignatian Service Award for 2015. This award honors a faculty member whose service to students, the university and the community at large constitutes an exceptional contribution. Additionally, she received the Morgan State University Alumni Special Achievement Award for 2017. Mitchell serves on the executive board of the USF Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa at the University of San Francisco.

Preface
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Editor
Introduction
Part I: K –12 Education
Overview
Claudia Coughran
Case study:
1.1 Principal for the Day
Niki T. Newman-Brown
1.2 Is It Policy or Favor?
Rebecca Loboschefsky
1.3 Can One Woman Make a Difference?
Claudia Coughran
1.4 The Honest Teacher
Michael Blanco
1.5 A Bully Boss or Just Doing the Job?
Silvia Ramirez
1.6 Restorative Practices
Shawntee Reed
1.7 He Said, She Said
Niki T. Newman-Brown
1.8 Football Is King
Claudia Coughran
1.9 The Manager Who Retaliates
Michael Blanco
1.10 A Predicament: Promotions and Team Conflict
Helena Young
1.11 Educational Choices
Catherine Crouse Barnes
Part II: Higher Education
Overview
Silvia Ramirez
Case study:
2.1 Teaching Implicit Bias in Public Education 
Richard Greggory Johnson III
2.2 Who Gets the Scholarship?
Jay Le Roux Dillon
2.3 Lack of Recruiting Disclosure
Jamie Williams
2.4 Faculty-Student Relationship
Mitchell Friedman
2.5 Board Gone Wild—When Ethics Don't Matter
Stanford Simmons
2.6 Senior Management Challenge
Jamie Williams
Part III: Public and Nonprofit Organizations
Overview
Marie Roberts De La Parra
Case study:
3.1 Battling Board Members
Mitchell Friedman
3.2 The Big Easy
Jason Mitchell
3.3 Coming Up Short: The Challenge of Food Stashing
Janith Norman
3.4 Promoting from Within
Jay Le Roux Dillon
3.5 The Nonconsequentialist Leader
Marie Roberts De La Parra
3.6 No Need to Rush
Cynthia Mitchell
3.7 Keeping Secrets
Candy Smolik
3.8 The Paying Public and Private Problems
Candy Smolik
Part IV: Government and Law Enforcement
Overview
Tyree Robinson
Case study:
4.1 Dignity, Sweetheart Deals, and Politics
Janith Norman
4.2 Management Accountability
Tyree Robinson
4.3 Who's Really Being Served?
Matthew Escover
4.4 Dirty Deeds
Dominic Yin
4.5 Acceptable Racism
Tyree Robinson
Part V: Corporate America
Overview
Tommy Moreno and Marion Moreno
Case study:
5.1 The Case of the Missing Performance Reviews
Susan R. Stryker and James B. Stryker
5.2 Sponge Management—Compassionate Leader or Colluder?
Beverly Davis
5.3 Cultural Sensitivity
Shawntee Reed
5.4 Misbehaving or Misunderstanding?
Harold Wilson
5.5 Ethics During a Crisis
Mel Davis
5.6 No Pressure—Hire My Son
Tommy L. Moreno
5.7 What's the Harm—To Share or Not to Share?
Marion C. Moreno
5.8 Forced Ethics
Mel Davis
5.9 Leadership Lessons Learned
Brad Hatton
5.10 Moving Manufacturing to India
Susan R. Stryker and James B. Stryker
5.11 Managing Work Force Diversity
Melvinia King
Part VI: Health Industry
Overview
Patricia Mitchell
Case study:
6.1 Equal Pay for Equal Work
Veronica Knott
6.2 English-Only Workplace Policies
Jonathan Pettey
Postscript
List of Contributors