Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia (Dec 2014)

Leadership and Moral Imagination: Beyond the Decision-making Context

  • Alan Preti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4453/rifp.2014.0027
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 3
pp. 343 – 353

Abstract

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Moral imagination is often viewed as a necessary condition for ethical leadership on account of its role in managerial decision-making and organizational management. This article argues that an extension of the notion beyond this limited context sheds light on recent reconceptualizations of the nature of business and the relation of business and society proffered by several well-known business leaders. It is suggested that an account of moral imagination which takes into consideration its contribution to the development of a morally deeper and broader perspective and its bearing on character is of particular value for business leaders.

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