Position Paper: Expanding Perspectives of Ethics to Inclusion and Social Justice in Organizations

This assignment expands on ethical perspectives by considering ways that ethics links to inclusion and social justice. Inclusion refers to an individual or group experience; a set of behaviors; an approach to leadership; a set of collective norms and practices; a personal, group, organizational; or actions for achieving social justice outcomes for socially marginalized individuals and groups.

Inclusive leadership plays a critical role in developing a culture of ethics and ethical behavior. The inclusive leader should have a deep level of consciousness and a deep self-awareness for understanding the link between ethics, inclusion, and social justice outcomes and for recognizing a moral duty to respond to unjust, unethical acts that harm others. 

Instructions: 

Include the following sections in your Position paper:

1. Introductory paragraph. 
   • Include the purpose statement and preview the contents of the paper.  You should begin all papers with the purpose statement
   • Example: The purpose of this paper is to…
2. Review of Literature.
   • This is a comprehensive review of your chosen topic.
   • Example: The facts of the “case”.
   • Your review should include at least 6 news perspectives and scholarly sources (2 of these must be empirical studies).
   • This review should be an integrated discussion of the literature. This means you are not discussing each article sequentially or linearly.
   • For each article, fully present the author’s perspective, the purpose for writing the article, arguments, findings, implications, etc., and integrate the author’s discussion with the perspectives of the other authors.
3. Ethical Frameworks.
   • Apply 2 ethical frameworks learned during this course to your chosen topic.
   • Discuss how the basic principles of these frameworks apply.
   • Give practical examples to illustrate.
   • Appropriately cite the literature.
4. Ethical Perspectives.  
   • Based on your chosen topic, choose 3 of the following questions as relevant to your topic. Support your responses by citing references from the literature review or other additional references. 
     • Discuss the following: Ethical leadership is a multi-dimensional concept – distinct from other leadership styles consisting of the components ‘the moral person’, ‘the moral manager’, and a ‘positive leader-follower relationship’.
     • Discuss how building a reputation as an ethical leader should be equally balanced between being a moral person and being a moral leader (or manager).
     • Discuss how organizations be considered good citizens?
     • Discuss what it means to consider organizations as “moral communities?”
     • Discuss the significance of codes of ethics to an organization’s ethical performance?
     • Discuss how the structure of an organization promotes or discourages ethical behavior.
     • Discuss how organizational ethics brings together individual, organizational and societal interpretations of ethics that sometimes compete with each other.
     • Discuss how followers or members of an organization can drive ethical change.
     • Discuss how an ethical approach to leadership can assist in the development of an inclusive culture. 
     • Discuss how inclusivity can be integrated into ethics training.
5. Conclusion.
   • Summarizes and brings closure.
6. References.
   • This includes the quality of writing.
   • All papers should be typed in Times New Roman 12pt font, pages numbered, and double-spaced.
   • Proper grammar and mechanics should be used.
   • Use headings to organize your paper according to the required content.
   • APA 7th edition formatting and guidelines. (Use subheadings to identify the sections being discussed). Use a heading for each bolded section.20 pts

Resources 

You can search the Business Source Elite online database through the OU Library. You can access it through the hyperlink.

The following journals are recommended and should be accessible through the OU Library

• Academy of Management Journal
• Academy of Management Review
• Journal of Management
• Journal of Management Studies
• Academy of Management Perspectives
• Group and Organization Management
• Journal of Organizational Behavior
• Management International Review
• Management Science
• Organization Behavior and Human Decision Processes
• Organization Science
• Business Ethics Quarterly
• Harvard Business Review
• Journal of Business Ethics
• Leadership Quarterly

Personal notes from myself: You can select any topic you’d like related to human relations, in the files I am attaching an article that should help you decide on what ethical frameworks you would like to use for the purpose of the paper, as well as the rubric. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out!