Discuss the impact that leadership can have on the effective governance of organisations.Youressay topicshould be informed by the extant literature on leadership and governance, especially literature which points to the need for organisations to develop forms of leadership and governance that operate effectively across shifting boundaries of the new economy. You are also required to examine literature highlighting the need for organisations to create ethical corporate culture (Caldwell et al 2008; Schwartz 2013) since ethical leadership influences group in-role performance (Walumbwa et al 2012). Finally, you will review the existing leadership research which proposes relationships between organisational leadership, leadership development, followership, organisational governance and organisational performance (Carcello 2009).

Caldwell, C, Hayes, LA, Karri, R & Bernal, P 2008, ‘Ethical stewardship: implications for leadership and trust’,Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 78, pp. 153-164 (online EBSCOHOST).

Carcello, JV 2009, ‘Governance and the common good’,Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 89, pp. 1118 (online EBSCOHOST).

Schwartz, MS, 2013, ‘Developing and sustaining an ethical corporate culture: the core elements’,Business Horizons, vol.56, pp. 3950 (online ScienceDirect).

Walumbwa, FO, Morrison, EW & Christensen, AL 2012, ‘Ethical leadership and group in-role performance: the mediating roles of group conscientiousness and group voice’,Leadership Quarterly, vol. 20, pp. 953964 (online ScienceDirect).

Youressay must demonstrate that you:

• understand what is meant by ‘leadership’ and ‘governance’
• can distinguish between the roles of leaders and the roles of executives or managers
• can apply the concepts by explaining how leaders can affect governance outcomes in organisations
• can apply the concepts by explaining how leadership development and effective followership can affect organisational outcomes
• can find, critically assess and use multiple sources of information to explore the topic
• can correctly reference the work of other authors