Discuss Ethical Leadership in the Workplace
Discussion: Ethical Leadership in the Workplace

Question Description
Your initial post must be a minimum of 250 words, not including restatement of questions or reference sections. Posts must include adequate depth and scholarly understanding of concepts that are appropriate for this level of education. They must go beyond summarizing concepts and must utilize aspects of critical thinking and advanced application. You must include references from the course textbook and at least one peer-reviewed journal article, using appropriate APA citations.

Diversity and Ethical Leadership in the Workplace
Current Research: Diversity in the Workplace
For this discussion, please read the following vignette and be prepared to address it as you answer the discussion questions below.

Jason is gay but not out at work. An employee approaches you, the supervisor, to tell you that other employees are talking about Jason, saying that he “appears gay.”

Your response should address the follow:

As the supervisor, how would you handle this situation?
What resources did you use to guide your decision?
What does the code of ethics and professional standards for your profession say about diversity?
Your initial post must be a minimum of 250 words, not including restatement of questions or reference sections. Posts must include adequate depth and scholarly understanding of concepts that are appropriate for this level of education. They must go beyond summarizing concepts and must utilize aspects of critical thinking and advanced application. You must include references from the course textbook and at least one peer-reviewed journal article, using appropriate APA citations.

Locate a peer-reviewed journal article that focuses on diversity in the workplace.

Analyze and report on the article. Be sure you complete the following:

Summarize the article’s important points.
How could you apply the information that you learned in this article to your current or future work situation?
Cite and reference your text and the peer-reviewed journal article in your initial post.
Include the journal article’s persistence link.
Note: Please remember when you are researching that many fields have research devoted to ethical leadership and ethical policies. Do not initially restrict yourself to research in any single field. Cast a broad net looking for relevant research in fields from business to community service to human behavior. After you have a sense of what is out there, then you can narrow down your search.

Discussion: Ethical Leadership in the Workplace

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