MUA/RASA/EXAM/QP/2020

POSTGRADUATE UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

DEGREE OF MASTER OF MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

MML 5112: ETHICAL LEADERSHIP

DATE: 4TH DECEMBER 2020

DURATION: 2 HOURS

MAXIMUM MARKS: 60

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Write your registration number on the answer booklet.

2. DO NOT write on this question paper.
3. This paper contains FOUR questions.
4. Question ONE is compulsory.
5. Answer any other TWO questions.
6. Question ONE carries 30 MARKS and the rest carry 15 MARKS each.
7. Write all your answers in the Examination answer booklet provided.

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QUESTION ONE

Read the attached case study below and answer the questions that follow
XYZ PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY
Lee has been with XYZ Property Casualty Company for twelve years, all in a large
regional office in the Midwest. He established an impressive track record of getting
results, and was well respected by his staff and senior field management alike. Anxious
to further his career, he applied for and was hired into a Strategic Business Consultant
position at the company’s headquarters. This is a developmental role intended for high
potential employees such as Lee, intended to engage employees with insurance field
experience to work on long‐term strategic issues facing the company.
A critical capability for success in this position is the creation of clear, concise reports
and presentation of issues and recommendations. Lee attended a class and received
coaching in these areas as part of his early training for the job.
After a recent presentation, he received feedback that although his analysis was good,
his report and presentation materials were rambling and confusing. The clear message
from his boss was: “…fix this problem, for future success depends upon your ability to
communicate clearly and convincingly.” Another presentation is scheduled for next
week.
Lee feels helpless to improve in so short a time, so he hires his neighbor Sheila to write
the report and presentation for him. He uses company funds to pay Sheila, calling the
expense ‘skill development’.

Required
a) Was Lee doing anything unethical? Why or why not? (6 Marks)
b) Which of Lee’s values might be at odds with one another? Explain (3 Marks)
c) What are the risks to his reputation: by hiring Sheila to do the work? By not
hiring, Sheila to do the work? Which in your opinion poses the more serious
risk? (6 Marks)
d) An ethical leader has various roles and obligations to fulfill. Evaluate the
responsibilities and obligations for ethic leaders (6 Marks)
e) Linda Fisher Thornton established seven practices used in integrating ethical
leadership. Appraise the seven practices to integrating ethical leadership into an
organization proposed by Linda Fisher Thornton. (9 Marks)

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QUESTION TWO

a) Evaluate the responsibilities and obligations of ethical leaders (6 Marks)

b) Discuss the three approaches to ethical leadership (9 Marks).

QUESTION THREE

a) Examine various ways in which ethical theories are broadly divided (6 Marks)
b) Briefly discuss the meaning of the following terms as used in ethical leadership
i. Values (3 Marks)
ii. Morals (3 Marks)
iii. Ethics (3 Marks)

QUESTION FOUR

a) Utility standards are set to ensure that the evaluation will serve the information
needs of intended users (stakeholders). As an expert in ethical leadership discuss
the various utility standards (8 Marks)
b) Highlight the guiding evaluation virtues or principles for ethical program
evaluation (7 Marks)

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