Repentance and Continuous Improvement: Ethical Implications for the Modern Leader

Author(s)

Ryan Atkins, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Cam Caldwell
Rolf D. Dixon
Stefan M. Dowdell

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Business Ethics

ISSN

0167-4544

Publication Date

2011

Abstract/Excerpt

Although leadership of organizations rarely is discussed in terms of the religious construct of repentance, we propose that repentance and continuous improvement are closely related ideas that profoundly impact individuals and organizations. We identify six parallels between repentance and continuous improvement and then show how these parallels apply to the fundamental principles associated with highly regarded leadership perspectives. We conclude by identifying five contributions of the article to the management literature.

DOI

10.1007/s10551-011-0825-x

Volume

102

Issue

3

First Page

473

Last Page

487

NSUWorks Citation

Atkins, Ryan; Caldwell, Cam; Dixon, Rolf D.; and Dowdell, Stefan M., "Repentance and Continuous Improvement: Ethical Implications for the Modern Leader" (2011). HCBE Faculty Articles. 598.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facarticles/598