Week 04

Week 4 Discussion (300 Words Initial Discussion + 2 replies of 100-150 words each. All excluding references please)

After completing the reading this week, we reflect on a few key concepts this week:

1. Discuss what ethical leadership is and how it impacts the organizational culture.


2. What are the various dimensions of ethical leadership?


3. Note some failures in ethical leadership, please find an example, explain the failure, and note possible solutions to fix the issue with leadership.

Please be sure to answer all the questions above in the initial post.

Please ensure the initial post and two response posts are substantive.  Substantive posts will do at least TWO of the following:

• Ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topic


• Expand on the topic, by adding additional thoughtful information


• Answer a question posted by another student in detail


• Share an applicable personal experience


• Provide an outside source


• Make an argument

At least one scholarly (peer-reviewed) resource should be used in the initial discussion thread.  Please ensure to use information from your readings and other sources from the UC Library.  Use APA references and in-text citations.

Week 4 Written Assignment

This week’s journal articles focus on transformational leadership and knowledge and knowledge sharing within an organization, please review these concepts and answer the following questions:

1. How do trustworthy and ethical leaders enhance knowledge sharing in organizations?  How does this impact the rate of information technology implementations?  How does this impact data management within organizations? 


2. How does servant leadership assist with transferring knowledge in an organization?


3. When thinking about data analytics, how does transformational leadership assist with building good data structures?

Be sure to use the UC Library for scholarly research. Google Scholar is also a great source for research.  Please be sure that journal articles are peer-reviewed and are published within the last five years.

The paper should meet the following requirements:

• 4 pages in length (not including title page or references)


• APA guidelines must be followed.  The paper must include a cover page, an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.


• A minimum of five peer-reviewed journal articles.

The writing should be clear and concise.  Headings should be used to transition thoughts.  Don’t forget that the grade also includes the quality of writing.