Ethical Public Leadership: Foundation, Exploration, and Discovery [Hardcover]

Drawing from a diverse range of literature, including history, philosophy, public administration, leadership, religion, and spirituality, this book fills an important gap, exploring what it means to be an ethical and moral leader.

Stephen M. King is Professor of Government at Regent University, USA. He is co-author (with Bradley S. Chilton, Viviane E. Foyou, and J. Scott McDonald) of The Public Administration Profession (Routledge, 2019).

PART 1: Challenges and Foundation of Leadership  1 Introduction: Leadership  2 The Challenges of Leadership  3 The Ethical and Moral Foundations of Leadership  PART 2: Exploration of Ethical and Moral Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations  4 The Nexus of Bureaucracy and Democracy: Ethical and Moral Leadership in the Administrative State  5 Nonprofit and Faith-based Organizations and Ethical and Moral Leadership  PART 3: Globalization and Looking to the Future  6 Globalization and Ethical and Moral Leadership  7 Conclusion: Looking to the Future

Dozens of books are published each year on leadership, but as pundits, scholars, philosophers, and public intellectuals note, what is written is too often shallow and facile, oriented toward quick fixes for performance enhancement or internal organizational and personnel development. Drawing from a diverse range of literature, including history, philosophy, public administration, leadership, religion, and spirituality, this book fills an important gap, exploring what it means to be an ethical and moral leader. It takes a deep dive into the many challenges of leadership, examining the continuing contrast between bureaucracy and democracy, the unique ethical and moral characteristics of nl'