Flocy Joseph

Publication Type

Magazine Article

Version

Publisher’s Version

Publication Date

5-2019

Abstract

An array of scandals has rocked the world in recent times, such as financial malpractices (Arthur Andersen, Lehman Brothers, the LIBOR scam), unethical practices (FIFA mismanagement), and environmental damages (Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Volkswagen emission controls). All of which the critics of capitalism are not unhappy to report and embellish in great detail. The competing goals of a quest for power, meeting ethical standards, maintaining profitability, securing dwindling resources, and adapting to global environmental change have created an increasingly complex business canvas for leaders to navigate. The acceleration of environmental and social challenges exert pressure on corporate leaders to be not just reactive but proactive. Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group, and Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever, are among the new breed of leaders who are attempting to catalyse a better way of doing business, keeping in mind the triple bottom-line of profits, people and the planet.

Discipline

Organizational Behavior and Theory

Publication

Asian Management Insights (Singapore Management University)

Volume

6

Issue

1

First Page

38

Last Page

43

ISSN

2315-4284

Publisher

Singapore Management University, Centre for Management Practice

City or Country

Singapore

Embargo Period

6-26-2019

Copyright Owner and License

Singapore Management University

Additional URL

https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/ami/article/20190522/responsible-leadership

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