I don't recall if I shared in this forum. With support from several members of this community, I published a study on ethical followership in the engineering profession. It identified a set of "ethical follower behaviors" that professional engineers use to resist an unethical directive or request. I'll share a link to the academic paper in The International Journal of Ethical Leadership and a summary for practitioners that appeared in PE Magazine.
I'm now researching reactions to ethical followership, and I'd love to ask your help to participate in the new study and encourage others to do the same. Anyone who works with engineers can participate. Participants complete a survey that takes about fifteen minutes. They will have the option at the end of the survey to be interviewed. That step is optional, of course, but it will shed light on why some ethical follower behaviors work well and others may not. You can connect with my LinkedIn post calling for participants or the survey itself.
With your help, we can give guidance to professional engineers on how to handle ethical dilemmas. Thanks so much!
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Kyle Payne, PhD
Chicago, IL
www.kylepaynephd.com------------------------------