Responsible leadership and ethical decision-making. Volume 17 [electronic resource] / edited by Sunil Savur, Sukhbir Sandhu.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover; Responsible Leadership and Ethical Decision-Making; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Editorial Board; Responsible Leadership and Ethical Decision-Making: Why Does It Matter?; References; Mindfulness, Reperceiving, and Ethical Decision Making: A Neurological Perspective; Introduction; Mindfulness and Decision Making; The Concept of Mindfulness; Mindfulness and Decision Making; Mindfulness, Reperceiving, and Human Functioning; Cognition; Emotion; Important Brain Areas for Ethical Decision Making; Cognition; Empathy; Integration; Conclusion; Acknowledgments.

Declaration of Conflicting InterestsReferences; Role of Exemplars in Ethical Decision-Making in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs); Introduction; SMEs -- Definition, Importance, Characteristics and Ethical Challenges; Ethical Challenges in SMEs; Exemplars; Methodology and Data; Data Collection and Analysis; Results; Individual Exemplars; Colleagues and Others; Family Members as Exemplars; Well-Known People; People in Other Organisations; Organisational Exemplars; Other Organisations as Exemplars; Own Organisation as Exemplars; Discussion and Conclusion; References.

Military Ethics and Responsible Leadership: The Enduring Contribution of Guillaume-Henri DufourBackground and Method; A Biographical Introduction; The Sonderbund War; The Founding of the Red Cross and the Geneva Conventions; Assessment; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Effective Use of Reflection and Research Activities in Teaching Business Ethics; A Brief Description; Practical Approach to Ethics; Developing and Assessing Reflective Capacity; Teaching Activities and Teacher Development; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References.

Spirituality and Its Role in Responsible Leadership and Decision-MakingIntroduction; Literature Review; Defining Spirituality; Spirituality and Leadership; Spirituality in Higher Education; Methodology; Findings; The Concept of Spirituality; Spirituality in a Business Management Curriculum; The Teaching of Spirituality; Discussions, Debates and Discourses; Case Studies; Reflective Practice; Discussion; The Concept of Spirituality; Spirituality in a Business Management Curriculum; The Teaching of Spirituality; Discussions, Debates and Discourses; Case Studies; Reflective Practice.

Concluding RemarksReferences; Would a Hippocratic Oath of Business Encourage Business Leaders to Make Ethical Decisions? A Study into What Business Students Learn in Business Ethics Class; Methodology; Survey and Sample; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Ethical Decision-Making in Early Childhood Education; Parents Rights to Choose Education of Their Children; Consensus on Content and Method of Education; Moral Choices about Care and Education of Children; Conclusion; References.

The volume brings to life a number of the conference themes including corporate social responsibility, culture, academic integrity, vulnerability, health, military ethics, education, leadership, sustainability and philosophy and addresses concerns of many leading applied ethicists.

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