The Ethics of Leadership
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3758537 |
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| Authors | Malham M Wakin (United States Air Force Academy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 567-588 |
| Publication date | 1976-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000276427601900506 |
| OpenAlex | W2061535784 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Western world literature is replete with references to the normal qualities supposedly inherent in or at least inextricably associated with the profession of arms. From Thucydides and Plato to writings associated with Nuremberg and the My Lai and Lavelle affairs, emphasis has been placed on discerning the moral responsibilities of individuals within the constraints of bureaucratic disciplinary structures. Fixing responsibility in these circumstances is not simple because the relationship between human values and the military function is so intricate and complex. It will be my purpose in this paper to examine that complexity with two major concerns in mind: an attempt, first, to understand the relationship between ethics and military leadership, and second, to venture some normative proposals concerning that relationship. ETHOS, ETHICS, AND MILITARY HONOR Considerable confusion concerning ethics and military leader-ship is generated by the varying employment of terms like &dquo;military honor,&dquo; &dquo;the military ethos,&dquo; &dquo;the military ethic,&dquo; &dquo;the military mind,&dquo; &dquo;professionalism,&dquo; &dquo;the military way,&dquo
Engineering ethics · Ethical Leadership · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Engineering · Ethics in Business and Education · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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