How Moral Identity Influences Leadership Ethics: A Historical Case Study
Nunn, S. G., & Avella, J. T. (2016, March 18). How moral identity influences leadership ethics: A historical case study. Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture, 6(3), 40–59. doi:10.1002/jpoc.21200
This historical case study of U. S. Presidents Kennedy and Nixon explored how individual moral identity can influence leadership ethics in decision making. The study examined how four key influences of education, family, peers, and religion could affect a leader's ability to make ethical or unethical decisions. Data analysis determined emergent themes from these influences to establish positive or negative moral identity development. Study results contributed to the literature by demonstrating how moral identity influences that emphasize societal welfare versus a self-focus can affect a leader's ability to make ethical or unethical decisions.
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