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JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
Values-Based Leaders and the Common Denominators of Benevolent
Capitalists
Author(s): Elizabeth F.R. Gingerich
Citation: Elizabeth F.R. Gingerich, (2010) "Values-Based Leaders and the Common Denominators of Benevolent Capitalists," Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Vol. 8, Iss. 1, pp. 11 - 24
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Many business leaders deemed “values-based” or “principled” have been influenced by family members, teachers, spiritual beliefs, political movements, tragedies, friends, and work colleagues. This exposure may have intentionally – or even unwittingly –predisposed such persons to exercise ethical decision-making in their business dealings. Others have embraced “epiphanal” moments with an all-encompassing passion, propelling them to act, risk, and lead…sometimes changing the course their businesses. This paper explores the following two queries. Do leaders who operate their businesses for purposes other than self-aggrandizement or pecuniary gain share common characteristics? Must doing “good” necessarily eschew generating profit and rather wholly embrace selflessness?
