Just Business Christian Ethics For The Marketplace

Worldview is the fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society encompassing the entirety of the individual or society s knowledge and point of view (Wikipedia 2014). Worldview includes, ontology, what we believe to be reality and epistemology, how we come to know reality. Hill’s identifies his worldview as theism. This is evidenced by the title of his book â€Å"Just Business-Christian Ethics for the Marketplace†. In this book he defines good as a balance of holiness, justice and love. If each of these is areas is met the decision is moral. Badaracco, in comparison, points out in his title â€Å"Leading Quietly-An Unorthodox Guide to Doing the Right Thing†, his view is not conforming to rules, traditions, or modes of conduct,†¦show more content†¦In my opinion Hill and Badaracco’s worldview would cause differences in their practice of ethical leaders. Hill’s leadership ethics are based on the changeless character of God If we behave in a way consistent with God’s character we are behaving ethically (Hill, 2008). On the other hand, Badaracco’s leadership ethics are based on doing what is right for each situation. In his view the right answer depends upon the participants in the situation and how much power, or political capital, you have as the leader compared to the others involved. If you have more power you may be able to opt for a riskier, higher impact decision. Less power should lead you to consider the risk that decision has to your reputation and career rather. This could lead you to take options and make decisions which may not fit into what you feel is entirely the right thing to do. These differences in ethical decision making could impact the leader in a couple of ways. A leader who follows Badarocco’s decision making format could be viewed as inconsistent. If decision making is based on the situation and the players involved, the leaders decision making could be seen as erratic and inconsistent overtime. The leader also will not have a consistent framework for the behavior they model, because the framework is also situational. In contrast, Hill presents a decision making plan identifies values that