1) Organizational leaders are not only the leaders who have influence within the Organization but the friends, family, other business, industry and the community. Organizational leaders have an important role in communicating ethical standards and using rewards and punishments to reinforce normatively appropriate conduct (Treviño, Hartman, & Brown, 2000). Ebber’s influential leadership role in creating WorldCom through his vision and innovative nature could consider as indicative leadership. Although, when organizational leader become a reckless risk taker, they can harmfully impact and eventually destroy the long-term vision of the organization, their position, and carrier. When the board members were under tremendous pressure at WorldCom
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A deviant organization cannot be modified unless the head of the organization is intense to change (Belson, 2005). Ebber’s unethical leadership behaviors change the organization and finally define the organizational culture. His lack of value and ethics has become the norms of WorldCom through various organizational levels. Ebbers could have used his influence over the senior management and the organization at large by connecting through a positive behavior and ethics that were going to be positively influencing his subordinate. For instance, he could have used his position to influence positive deviance just as idolized by many. His positive deviance would have played a greater role in changing and managing the organization and attitude of employees in adhering to …show more content…
Ethical leadership at the top “trickles down” and affects behavior at lower levels (Mayer et al., 2009). A leader can become a norm for entire organization by living by the higher standards. The organizational standards should be equal for everyone. When someone misses to following through they should be held accountable regardless of their position in the organization. Ebbers had a very successful carrier, to begin with, if he has set the standards and follow through he could have accomplished a very successful organization. He had a great platform to indoctrinate trust among the employees, display honesty in his dealings, communicate with the workers about their ethical and values-based expectations and he could have the reward system to hold everyone accountable to those expectations (Treviño et al.,
A deviant organization cannot be modified unless the head of the organization is intense to change (Belson, 2005). Ebber’s unethical leadership behaviors change the organization and finally define the organizational culture. His lack of value and ethics has become the norms of WorldCom through various organizational levels. Ebbers could have used his influence over the senior management and the organization at large by connecting through a positive behavior and ethics that were going to be positively influencing his subordinate. For instance, he could have used his position to influence positive deviance just as idolized by many. His positive deviance would have played a greater role in changing and managing the organization and attitude of employees in adhering to …show more content…
Ethical leadership at the top “trickles down” and affects behavior at lower levels (Mayer et al., 2009). A leader can become a norm for entire organization by living by the higher standards. The organizational standards should be equal for everyone. When someone misses to following through they should be held accountable regardless of their position in the organization. Ebbers had a very successful carrier, to begin with, if he has set the standards and follow through he could have accomplished a very successful organization. He had a great platform to indoctrinate trust among the employees, display honesty in his dealings, communicate with the workers about their ethical and values-based expectations and he could have the reward system to hold everyone accountable to those expectations (Treviño et al.,