Critically discuss the extent to which Sama$$s management team shows commitment as leaders to ethics within the organisation$\mathrm{.}4\mathrm{.}3\mathrm{.}1$ Leadership Commitment to Ethics

There are nine dimensions of obligation to organisational ethics:

$$ Care: A commitment to ethics requires one to engage with stakeholders, comprehend their legitimate ethics expectations and rights, have empathy for these and respond accordingly

$$ Consciousness: Leaders require a wilful and firm consciousness of organisational ethics should they wish to contribute to the establishment of ethical organisations. Consciousness also requires an ethical sensitivity$,$ or an awareness of the ubiquitous nature of ethics, in business planning and decision making

$$ Competence: To meaningfully engage with the often complex nature of organisational ethics, leaders need to acquire $$a way of thinking$$ about business and organisational ethics, that is$,$ they need to be cognitively ethically competent

$$ Conversation: Besides having to $$walk the ethics talk$,$ leaders gain more credibility and support if they also $$talk the ethics talk$,$ and encourage and coach others to do so as well. Ethics talk, or conversation on ethics, reflects the ethical convictions of the organisation

$$ Courage: Leaders and employees may be reluctant to stand up for what they believe in$.$ Certain situations may be extremely intimidating, or they may be unsure as to whether they are in the right. Leaders should set the tone for displaying ethical courage when required

$$ Choice: Irrespective of different backgrounds, cultures and levels of education, when people are employed in an organisation they have an obligation to meet the organisation$$s ethical standards. The majority of employees will usually agree on what is good $($right$)$ or bad $($wrong$).$ The topics on which people differ are referred to as ethical dilemmas, or grey areas. Leadership commitment to ethics is demonstrated by making choices that are good for both self and others

$$ Creativity: Ethical $($or moral$)$ imagination is required when multi$-$dimensional ethical dilemmas of which the consequences could be dire, present themselves in organisational life

$$ Consistency: A particular challenge of ethical leadership is to act in the same, predictable and ethical manner over time

$$ Congruence: A balance must be created between espousing ethics and acting ethically

$($Rossouw & Van Vuuren, $2017)$