Reference no: EM132156355

To a question of values, integrity and identity in organizations as they applies to one or more of the leadership constructs; let me start with a question. Would you imagine that definitions of "values, integrity and identity" would differ between two individuals?

Values as a system, integrity as an ethical framework, and identity as a self-definition, are all textured by the saliency of each for the individual.

What you end up having are far more subjective definitions for each of those three variables.

That said, organizations do have guidelines for values, integrity and identity in the way they situate themselves within given marketplaces. Organizations align their demographics, behaviors and mission statements with particular groups or communities, ethos or fields.

As a consumer you want to know that an organization has your best interests at heart, has the technical skill to accommodate your needs, better yet, shares the same world-view.

How organizations negotiate the aforementioned and other realities will be reflected in the leadership and general makeup of the organization.

This answer probably provides less in the way of a firm answer as it does in the way of discussion, and that is intentional.

"How organizations negotiate the aforementioned and other realities will be reflected in the values, integrity and identity of leadership filtering down to the general makeup of the organization."

Discuss.