Leaders have several tools that they can use to enforce an ethical working environment. One of these tools is power. They can acquire this power from many sources and each of these source dictate when it is appropriate to use that power acquired. Basically the usefulness of power narrows down to the creation of a good working environment within and around an organization when leaders use their power in decision making. Research reveal that power is useful in the leadership role of establishing and sustaining an ethical climate and past research has demonstrated that there is actually a strong relationship between an ethical climate and ethical behavior which narrow down to the general success in the organization. Powerful …show more content…
Those in position of power have the obligation of setting structures, goals and other tools and then reinforcing them within the organization. These include but not limited to hiring or recruitment strategies, orientation sessions to convey values of the organization to employee, monitoring programs to ensure they reflect the values of an organization, training sessions to reinforce basic values of an organization and the general ethical codes of conduct to clarify what is right and wrong for the organization in which they manage. It is acceptable for every leader to use power in an organization only if the power is not excess to an extent that the power is misused. Those in position of power have the obligation of setting structures, goals and other tools and then reinforcing them within the organization. These include but not limited to hiring or recruitment strategies, orientation sessions to convey values of the organization to employee, monitoring programs to ensure they reflect the values of an organization, training sessions to reinforce basic values of an organization and the general ethical codes of conduct to clarify what is right and wrong for the organization in which they manage. Power is also acceptable when those in authority wants to create an ethical working environment in an organization. They set work ethics, rules and regulations that are to be met my every employee failure to which one can be dismissed or even punished. (153