Ethical Leadership in Turbulent Times

In Ethical Leadership in Turbulent Times, Gerald M. Pops combines leadership and organizational theory with early twentieth-century history to model public leadership that is both monumentally effective and classically ethical. The book draws on the career of General George C. Marshall, including his character virtues and ethical practices in two world wars and his efforts to keep the peace and promote economic recovery following World War II.

Gerald M. Pops is professor in the graduate master of public administration degree program at West Virginia University. He is the author ofEmergence of the Public Sector Arbitrator andThe Case for Justice: Strengthening Decision Making and Policy in Public Administration and co-author of .Applying Standards and Ethics in the 21st Century.

Chapter 1. The Search for Ideal Leadership Chapter 2. Growth of a Leader Chapter 3. Core Ethical Attributes of a Leader Chapter 4. Additional Ethical Attributes Chapter 5. Dark Passage: Preparing the Nation for War Chapter 6. Organizer of Victory Chapter 7. Statesman Chapter 8. Organizational Philosophy and Management Style Chapter 9. Marshall and Reorganization Chapter 10. Leading Others Chapter 11. Democracy and Bureaucracy Chapter 12. Leadership Lessons, Enduring Issues, and Renewable Legacies