Overview
part 1: Case Analysis: Ethical Influence at Boeing
Watch Boeing’s Fatal Flaw and use this week’s readings to analyze the Boeing 737 MAX case through the lens of ethical leadership, power, influence, and organizational culture.
Rather than summarizing the documentary, focus on how leadership influence, organizational pressures, and culture shaped ethical decision-making. Use specific examples from the case and connect your analysis to relevant concepts from this week’s readings.
Analysis
Organize your analysis around the following three areas:
1. Ethical Influence & Power
Examine how power and influence were exercised within Boeing.
- Identify examples of how leaders or organizational systems influenced decisions and behavior.
- Discuss where you see ethical or potentially unethical uses of influence.
- Apply relevant concepts from Johnson’s Chapter 7 to support your analysis.
2. Organizational Culture & Ethical Decision-Making
Examine how Boeing’s organizational culture influenced decision-making.
- Consider the organizational pressures, priorities, or expectations that shaped behavior.
- Discuss how the culture affected employees’ willingness or ability to raise concerns.
- Connect the case to relevant concepts from this week’s readings.
3. Leadership Responsibility & Lessons
Evaluate leadership responsibility in the case and consider what could have been done differently.
- How could leaders have exercised power and influence more ethically?
- What leadership practices could have strengthened accountability and ethical decision-making?
- Identify two or three leadership lessons that other organizations can learn from the Boeing case.
Using the Course Readings
📌 Support your analysis with relevant concepts from Johnson’s Chapter 7 and incorporate at least one relevant concept from the SAGE Handbook of Leadership. Cite course readings using APA style.
Format Options — Choose One
Option 1 – Written Case Analysis
- 600–700 words
- Use the three required section headings
- Include APA in-text citations and a reference page
Option 2 – Recorded Case Analysis
- 5–7 minutes
- Address all three required areas
- Clearly connect your analysis to the course readings
- Submit a separate APA reference page
Option 3 – Infographic + Analysis
- Create an infographic that visually communicates the major findings from your analysis
- Address all three required areas
- Include a 300–350-word accompanying analysis that explains and expands upon your key points
- Include APA citations and a reference page
part 2: Describe “Who” your applied project will include. Who will assume key roles and responsibilities? Who are the stakeholders? Who will be involved in change control?
Submission Requirements- Approximately 500 words