Ethics-Governance: Article: Advice from Aristotle in Business Ethics

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Advice from Aristotle in Business Ethics Advice from Aristotle by James O'Toole Aristotle was the most practical and business-oriented of all philosophers who asked ethical questions. You may stop at the idea that a person who's been dead for nearly 2,400 years has anything practical to say about modern organizations. But Aristotle remains relevant because he is particularly interested in defining principles in terms of the ethics of leadership. In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle concludes that the role of the leader is to create the environment in which all members of an organization have the opportunity to realize their own potential. He says that the ethical role of the leader is not to enhance his or her own power but to create the conditions under which followers can achieve their potential. Full Article: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publ...business-ethics-aristotle.html


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