1. Ethical Decision Making and Ethical Leadership
A frame work for Ethical Decision Making in Business-check figure 5-1.
Ethical issue intensity.
Individual factors.
Organizational factors.
Opportunity.
Business ethics evaluation and intentions
Using the ethical decision making framework to improve ethical decisions.
The role of leadership in a corporate culture.
Leadership style influence ethical decisions.

2. Ethical Decision Making and Ethical Leadership
Habits of strong ethical leaders
Ethical leaders have strong personal character.
Ethical leaders have a passion to do right.
Ethical leaders are proactive
Ethical leaders consider stakeholder’s interests
Ethical leaders are role models for the org’s value
Ethical leaders are transparent and active
Ethical leaders are competent and holistic in perspective.

3. A framework for ethical Decision making in business
Ethical issue intensity. What is it? And what is moral intensity?
The answer to the first question lies in following:
To what extent you view certain ethical issue as critical, problematic with negative consequences or not. It’s the importance you (or the team or the organization) attach to a certain ethical issue.
Are you concerned and anxious about lying or cheating. Two people have different levels of concern. Put a weight from 1 to 10 on the level of your concern to the issue of cheating.

4. Ethical issue intensity
Which of the followings influence the intensity more?
The workplace.
Family.
Religion.
Legal system.
Community.
Profession.

5. Ethical issue intensity
Moral intensity: refers to a person’s perception of social pressure and the harm the decision will have on others.
Common concern regarding ethical issue in the organization is important. So managers need to create a common concern to avoid ethical conflict.

6. Individual factors
Gender
Education
Nationality
Age
Locus of control

7. Organizational factors
A corporate culture
Ethical culture
Significant others
Obedience to authority

8. Opportunity
Intrinsic rewards
Extrinsic rewards

9. The role of leadership in a corporate culture
Leadership- define leadership?
Are you a leader or a manager?
Can you as a leader create programs to maintain ethical culture?
Planning, organizing, directing, and implementing an ethical program.

10. Leadership Transformational vs transactional leadership
Do you know other forms of leadership?
Level five leaders
Visionary leaders
Authentic leaders

11. Habits of strong ethical leaders
The 7 habits
Have strong personal character
A passion to do right
Proactive
Consider stakeholder’s interest
Role models
Transparent and actively involved in org D-M
Competent managers who take a holist view of the firm’s culture