To Teach Leadership Ethically or to Teach Ethical Leadership?

Abstract

Ethical leadership is a cornerstone of a socially responsible organization. However, organizations operating in transition economies experience a confusing mix of old and new institutional pressures. Hence, ethical leaders face a moral dilemma: whether to follow all laws, rules, values, and beliefs or to purposefully disobey some of these. If they make a wrong choice, their company will suffer a competitive disadvantage. Leaders who enroll in executive education programs receive mixed advice. In this chapter, the authors analyze the challenges of ethical leadership education in the context of the Polish economy.