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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Dobel, J Patrick

Titel

MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP AND THE ETHICAL IMPORTANCE OF LEGACY

Ist Teil von

• International public management journal, 2005-05, Vol.8 (2), p.225

Ort / Verlag

Stamford: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Quelle

PAIS Index

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A good theory of public trust should unite personal integrity, moral commitments, legal authority, and accountability and effectiveness. This article presents leaving a legacy as an approach to organize managers' and leaders' reflection. This approach unites personal search for meaning with an organizational focus on mission. It connects the individual's preoccupation with self-worth and significance with organizational results. It embeds leaders in an historical setting, linking their inheritance from the past and their obligations to the future. Finally, thinking of a legacy can guide individuals to a less controlling leadership style, supporting people and institutions capable of adaptation and growth. While legacy does not capture all aspects of managerial leadership, it maps a broad and rich understanding of leadership and individuality linked to trusteeship. Legacy unites many of the best aspects of the most common normative explanations of trusteeship. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]