Educating for Values-Driven Leadership: Giving Voice to Values

Despitefourdecadesofgoodfaithefforttoteachethicsinbusinessschools,you'llstillfindtodayheadlinesaboutegregiousexcessandscandal.Itbecomesreasonabletoaskwhytheseeffortshavenotbeenworking.Businessfacultyinethicscoursesspendalotoftimeteachingtheoriesofethicalreasoningandanalyzingthosebig,thornydilemmas-triggeringwhatoneprofessorcalled"ethicsfatigue."Butwhatiffacultystoppedfocusingonethicalanalysisandfocusedonanewcurriculum-onethatbuildsaconversationacrossthecorecurriculum(notonlyinethicscourses)andalsoprovidestheteachingaidsforanewwayofthinkingaboutethicseducation?ThisiswhereGivingVoicetoValues(GVV)comesin-theGVVcurriculumasksthequestion:"WhatifIweregoingtoactonmyvalues?WhatwouldIsayanddo?HowcouldIbemosteffective?"Thisbookwillhelpfacultyacrossthebusinesscurriculumwithexamples,strategies,andassistanceinapplyingtheGVVapproach.Inadditiontoanintroductorychapter,whichexplainstherationaleandstrategybehindGVV,therearetwelveindividualchaptersbyfacultyfromthemajorbusinessfunctionalareasandfromfacultyrepresentingdifferentgeographicregions.ThebookisausefulguideforfacultyfromanybusinessdisciplineonHOWtousetheGVVapproachinhisorherteaching.