Activity 2
Section 2: Foundations of ethics: Virtue and values
Leaders know what they value. Leaders also recognize the importance of ethical behavior. The best leaders exhibit both their values and their ethics in their leadership style and actions. The foundational tenet of personal leadership ethics and values should be visible because you live them in your actions every single day.

Required Reading:
Jennings, M. (2012): Unit 1

Caldwell, C., Hayes, L., & Long, D. (2010).

Assignment 2 Paper- Leadership: Trustworthiness and ethical stewardship
Support Notions of Ethical Leadership:
“Leaders in today’s world face the challenge of earning the trust and commitment of organizational members if they expect to guide their companies to success in a highly competitive global context. When leadership behaviors are perceived as trustworthy through the observer’s mediating lens, trust increases and leaders are more likely to be viewed as ethical stewards who honor the higher level of duties” Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/docview/757110543?accountid=28180

Using the Caldwell, Hayes, and Long (2010), Leadership, trustworthiness, and ethical stewardship article, provide your academic opinion on the topics of leadership, trustworthiness, and ethical stewardship. Please provide evidence of the correlation between the ethical concepts.
Your answers should not simply be your opinion. Provide at least two academic, peer-reviewed, citations and references that you can cite as academic research resources that validate your answer.

Initiate your paper with a problem statement; The problem to be investigated is ________________________.

Length: 5-7 pages (app. 350 words per page)

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

Submit your document in the Course Work area below the Activity screen.

Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Assignment Outcomes
Compare and contrast the approaches of the parties who influence business decision making as it relates to ethics and of those who are influenced by their decisions.
Analyze the conflicting objectives of business leaders who influence business decisions.
Evaluate the actions that a company may take to meet ethical considerations relative to social performance, financial performance, and reputation.
Assess the extent to which social, ethical and public issues must be considered in internal and external stakeholder relationships.
Evaluate ethics in an academic setting, especially in regard to academic integrity and the code of conduct