5.1: Biblical Insight
In this chapter, we will learn the significance of ethics in business. In applying biblical insight, Proverbs 10:9 highlights the importance of walking with integrity: “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.” Ethical leadership starts with demonstrating ethical behaviors within and outside a business setting. Research supports that ethical leadership is associated with positive employee outcomes, including employee ethical behavior, commitment, job satisfaction, self-efficacy, job engagement, and organizational identification (Bedi et al., 2016).
Business leaders have a significant impact on the reputation and brand of their company. Company leaders model to everyone what really matters to a company. What do you value? Do you demonstrate what you value? How can you grow in your life journey of ethics?