1. XY COMPANY LIMITED XY Company has been in operation for 15 years now and it has been highly regarded for its good products and services. Many have enjoyed the company’s customer care services and even sent their staff for benchmarking activities. However, in recent times, the contrary is happening. The leadership and general governance style has totally changed. Corruption is rampant, no respect to the constitution of Kenya, not even the basic ethics and rules of the company. The company, which is privately owned, seems incapable of understanding what is happening, and there is no solution in sight for its current problems. A recently appointed Managing Director who holds a degree in leadership and management, seems not to understand even the role of the constitution of Kenya in leadership. His style of leadership is also wanting. Many are now contending that, if the trend continues then, the company has a very short future unless it redeems itself into the modern world reality as a matter of urgency. They argue that the company is ill-prepared to tackle the current challenges with its current structure.
Required: a) Define the following terms as used in the case study above; (10 marks) i) Leadership ii) Governance iii) Corruption iv) Ethics v) Management b) Discuss five roles of the constitution in leadership, governance and ethics (10 marks)
c) Describe four leadership styles (8 marks)
2. a) Explain the challenges encountered by the leaders under the following levels of leadership i. Corporate level (4 marks) ii. National level (4 marks) iii. Family level (4 marks) b) Discuss the stakeholders’ theory in governance and leadership (6 marks)
3. a)Discuss five functions of audit department in the structure of governance (10marks)
b) Explain four sources of ethics in governance and leadership (8 marks)
4. a) Using three examples, contrast between ethical relativism and ethical objectivism (6marks)
b) Explain three types of reasoning as applied in various ethical perspectives (12marks)
5. a) Bring out the application of ethics in an organization (10marks)
1 DBM6312J12D2A b) Explain any two emerging issues in leadership governance and ethics (8marks)
6. a) Give a brief history of leadership governance and ethics (8marks)
b) Briefly explain five characteristics of good governance as applied in leadership (10 marks)
