Organizational Leadership: The Philosophical Landscape By: Ronald F. White, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph

Organizational Inquiry Descriptive Inquiry Prescriptive Inquiry Moral Theories Teleological Deontological Virtue-Based

Laws and Rules Laws of Nature Laws of State Rules of Morality Organizational Rules

Organizatonal Ends and Means Ends, Goals, Purposes efficiency Simple, complex Clear, vague Easily attained, less easily attained Unintended consequences Ends and Means (Good, Bad) Ethics=Which goals are good and how can they be achieved within the constraints of morality. Business Organizations Goal is to make money Stakeholders: employees, consumers, contractors, local community etc. Political Organizations Purpose-protect its citizens from internal external threats. Cooperation within Organizations Voluntary- non-coercive Involuntary-coercive Entry and exit from organizations

Organizational Planning Ends Means Individual Planning Collective Planning Cooperation The Science of Power Self-interest Hierarchy Leaders and followers Physical Force Manipulation of Information