Lechasseur, K., Caux, C., Dollé, S., & Legault, A. (2018). Ethical competence: An integrative review. Nursing Ethics, 25(6), 694–706. Although focused on the context of nursing practice, this article provides a thorough overview of what constitutes ethical competence, which may help leaders in any context.
Chussil, M. (2016). Keep a list of unethical things you’ll never do. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–4. The intention behind this brief article is to show readers that temptation is everywhere and even the most ethical people may make unethical decisions depending on the circumstances.
Janosik, S. M., Creamer, D. G., & Humphrey, E. (2004). An analysis of ethical problems facing student affairs administrators. NASPA Journal (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Inc.), 41(2), 356-374. In this article, ethical problems faced by student affairs administrators were examined using Kitchener’s ethical principles.
Kitchener, K. S. (1984). Intuition, critical evaluation and ethical principles: The foundation for ethical decisions in counseling psychology. The Counseling Psychologist, 12(3-4), 43-55. In this seminal research article, the author looks at ethical dilemmas faced in the field of psychology, and suggests that the ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, fidelity, and justice constitute the evaluative level of ethical reasoning in the field.
Suikkanen, J. (2015). This is ethics: An introduction. Wiley-Blackwell. Read Chapter 9 (pp. 225-248). This book provides an introduction to issues relating to contemporary moral philosophy. Chapter 9 presents a discussion of moral responsibility: “the important question of when it is appropriate to blame and praise other people for what they do” (p. 225).