International Leadership: Ethical Leadership and Decision-Making

This online course on international leadership was developed by Coventry University. It is taught by experts in the field and will provide an introduction to the basics of ethical leadership. Learn how ethical leadership can be used to make decisions that are effective in organizations around the globe.

Learn about the theory of leadership and ethical decision-making, including Kohlberg's theory on moral development. Then, see how you can use these insights in your work every day. You will be able to understand the frameworks, models, and challenges involved in ethical decision-making by the end of this course.

What is ethical leadership? This course will explore ethics and its role within decision-making in organisations. This course will allow you to see how ethical decision-making models can help leaders understand the effects of moral awareness, judgement, intention, action, or behaviour outcomes among your employees.

You will be able to evaluate and make your own decisions based on ethical frameworks during the course. How can you deal with an ethical dilemma? This is the main question you will tackle in this course.

You'll use case studies to analyze leadership in difficult situations and make decisions when faced with ethical dilemmas. This course will introduce you to current cross-cultural issues that impact leaders' decision-making.