%% #🗺️ #🟡 %% [[MA, ORGL]] # ORGL 610 - Communication and Leadership Ethics ![[calendar-plus.svg]] <small>Oct 30, 2021</small> | ![[calendar-clock.svg]] <small>Dec 16, 2022</small> ![[ethics.jpg]] Part of the core of the ORGL program, this course facilitates an inquiry into the personal, organizational and social values present in [[moral dilemmas]]. --- ## Objectives & Competencies The purpose of the course was to develop skills in ethical communication and decision-making and recognize how to act for the common good as leaders who can acknowledge and consider multiple perspectives. **Competencies I developed include:** - An ability to recognize ethical issues and articulate personal and organizational values - A capacity for ethical decision-making, both independently and in collaboration - An ability to analyze ethical dilemmas in organizations ## Terms & Concepts - [[community of memory]] - [[conflict]] - [[dialogic communication ethics]] - [[ethical culture]] - [[ethical decoupling]] - [[ethical perspectives]] - [[pluralism|ethical pluralism]] - [[moral dilemmas]] - [[organizational legitimacy]] - [[organizational politics]] - [[postmodernity]] - [[Potter Box]] - [[power]] - [[protonorms]] - [[Rest's model of moral behavior]] - [[Schwartz theory of basic values]] - [[standpoint theory]] --- ## Sources Notes on and highlights from research and reading material I've been studying on this subject. #### Books - [[Communication Ethics Literacy - Arnett et al. 2018]] - [[Organizational Ethics - Johnson 2019]] - [[Countering Hate - Hoover 2021]] - [[Introduction Ethical Perspectives - May 2013]] - [[Communication and Organizational Legitimacy - Seeger]] - [[Ethical Foundations and Perspectives - Christians 2013]] - [[Ethics of Being in Communications Context - Christians 1997]] - [[Moral Leadership and Business - Gini & Green 2014]] - [[Understanding Diversity of Moral Beliefs - Hinman 2012]] - [[Ethical Decision Making and Behavior - Johnson 2012]] - [[Diversity in dialogue - Wood 1997]] - [[Privacy Isn't Everything - Allen 2005]] - [[A Hidden Wholeness - Parker 2004]] #### Articles & Handouts - [[Overview Schwartz Theory - Schwartz 2012]] Explanation of the 10 basic values that are universal across cultures. Not only are the values themselves universal, but so are their hierarchy of importance and the relational structures between them. Knowing the motivational goals of values can help in predicting and understanding people's attitudes and behaviors. *I found this fascinating and am interested in reading more of Schwartz's work. Especially his mention of an article about how we come to hold the values we do and how our value priorities influence our behavior and attitudes* - [[Communication Ethics a Vital Resource - Ballard et al. 2016]] An essay reviewing the history of communication ethics. *This helped clarify my understanding of dialogic communication ethics.* - [[White Privilege Unpacking Invisible Knapsack - McIntosh 1989]] - [[Value Tradeoffs Propel and Inhibit Behavior - Schwartz 2017]] - [[Testing Circular Structure of Values - Skimina 2018]] - [[Footprints in the Sand Edgar Schein -Mike 2014]] #### Videos - [[What are Moral Dilemmas - PHILO-notes]] An illustrated video defining and giving examples of moral dilemmas. *Incredibly simple explanation that made it easy to understand the different kinds of moral dilemmas.* - [[Ethics for People on the Move - Baird 2015]] - [[Ethical Theories - Plummer 2017]] - [[Moral Dilemmas - Aaron 2016]] - [[NSA Responds to Edward Snowden's TED Talk - Ledgett 2014]] - [[Go Back to Where You Came From - Cordell]] Emotionally intense Australian docuseries that follows six Australians, with varying opinions about immigration, as they experience the journey of refugees. *Great resource for thinking about and applying ethical questions. I struggled with knee-jerk reactions to some of the cast and their viewpoints. I had to work really hard to keep an open mind and reflect on what their underlying values and ethical perspectives were.*