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JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
An “Ethical Mindset” – Linking OD and the Implicit Assumptions Leaders Make
When Reviewing the Insights of Douglas McGregor
Author(s): Lachlan R. Whatley
Citation: Lachlan R. Whatley, (2012) "An “Ethical Mindset” – Linking OD and the Implicit Assumptions Leaders Make
When Reviewing the Insights of Douglas McGregor," Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Vol. 9, Iss. 3, pp. 104 - 114
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Leadership styles and organizational development (OD) interventions are influenced by significant
contextual concerns. The contextual concerns examined in this paper highlight the important potential
role of ethics within OD and leadership, though ethics is only considered a central tenet within some, but
not all, leadership theories. The founders of OD placed ethical issues as a central tenet to the theory and
practice of OD, although the language of ethics was not specifically used. Thus, this paper invites readers
to challenge themselves on the extent to which their implied leadership assumptions are in alignment OD
values. Additionally, this paper showcases the role of ethics — an Ethical Mindset —in the future
development of OD.
