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with a globalised pluralistic relativism. Are global values threatened by particular
values? Find answers within the 32 articles of this book. In each of the articles the
authors, who are all in one way or another linked to Globethics.net, writing from
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Global Ethics for Leadership
Values and Virtues for Life

Global Ethics for Leadership
Values and Virtues for Life
Christoph Stückelberger, Walter Fust, Obiora Ike
(Editors)

Globethics.net Global No. 13
Globethics.net Global
Series Editors: Christoph Stückelberger. Founder and President of Globeth-
ics.net and Professor of Ethics (University of Basel/Switzerland, MEPhI Univer-
sity Moscow/Russia, Godfrey Okoye University Enugu/Nigeria). Obiora Ike,
Executive Director of Globethics.net and Professor of Ethics (Godfrey Okoye
University Enugu/Nigeria).

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Christoph Stückelberger, Walter Fust, Obiora Ike (Editors),
Global Ethics for Leadership. Values and Virtues for Life
Geneva: Globethics.net, 2016
ISBN 978-2-88931-122-4 (online version)
ISBN 978-2-88931-123-1 (print version)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ......................................................................................... 9

PART 1: Balancing Global and Contextual
1 Globethics.net Contribution to Global Values and Virtues .......... 15
Walter Fust, Switzerland
2 Global Ethics – Scenarios for the Future ....................................... 25
Christoph Stückelberger, Switzerland
3 Values for Life – In SDGs 2030 and in Globethics.net .................. 43
Obiora Ike, Nigeria

PART 2: Values in Leadership
4 Freedom - With Boundaries ............................................................ 57
Wolfgang Huber, Germany
5 Community - Being Human ............................................................. 69
Jesse Mugambi, Kenya
6 Global Justice and Globalisation .................................................... 81
Göran Collste, Sweden
7 Equality – Seven Principles ........................................................... 103
Globethics.net, Global Ethics Forum
8 Responsibility – In Public Health .................................................. 111
Florencía Luna, Argentina
9 Participation – Intercultural Experience ..................................... 135
Lucy Howe López, Great Britain
10 Peace - In Diversity ...................................................................... 143
Amineh Hoti, Pakistan
11 Sharing – Happiness and Hardship ............................................ 157
Cui Wantian, China
12 Solidarity – Enlightened Leadership .......................................... 163
Ignace Haaz, Switzerland/Hungary
13 Trust – Its Benefits ....................................................................... 175
Deon Rossouw, South Africa
14 Tolerance – In Multi-cultural Leadership ................................. 189
Heidi Hadsell, United States of America
15 Sustainability - The Global UN Value ........................................ 195
United Nations

PART 3: Virtues in Leadership
16 Honesty – Lies and Politics .......................................................... 215
Moritz Leuenberger, Switzerland
17 Respect – from Family to World Family .................................... 223
Paulachan Kochappilly, CMI, India
18 Listening - Ahimsa Attentiveness ................................................ 235
Parichart Suwanbubbha, Thailand
19 Courage – Prophetic Moral Strength ......................................... 243
Nicodeme Alagbada, Benin
20 Vision – In Entrepreneurial Culture .......................................... 253
Alexander Ageev, Russia
21 Reliability – Basis for Trust ......................................................... 261
Dietrich Werner, Germany
22 Compassion – The Mother of All Virtues ................................... 275
Prince Nnagozie, Nigeria
23 Gratitude – The Basis for Ethics ................................................. 285
Walter Linsi and Rita Astfalck, Switzerland
24 Modesty - In Leadership .............................................................. 295
Samuel Kobia, Kenya
25 Patience – A Gender Perspective ................................................ 303
Evangeline Anderson-Rajkumar, India
26 Integrity – The Virtue of Virtues ................................................ 311
Christoph Stückelberger, Switzerland

PART 4: Values and Virtues by Sector
27 Global Values in Higher Education ............................................ 329
Divya Singh and Jeanette Botha, South Africa
28 Global Values in Chinese Moral Leadership ............................. 353
Liu Baocheng, China
29 Global Values in Business ............................................................ 369
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Great Britain
30 Global Values in Media ................................................................ 393
Magali do Nascimento Cunha, Brazil
31 Global Values in Religious Organisations .................................. 401
Katherine Marshall, United States of America
32 Global Values in International Organisations ........................... 407
Joan Elise Dubinsky, United States of America
List of Contributors ....................................................................... 429
INTRODUCTION
The thirst for ethical orientation and the call for values can be seen
and heard worldwide. In times of fast changes, unpredictable environ-
mental threats, economic volatility, multicultural pluralism and religious
extremism, people look for stable foundations. The need for global val-
ues and global ethics in a globalized world is combined with the need
for contextual identity. New nationalisms, fascisms, protectionisms and
fundamentalisms are mixed with a globalized, pluralistic Google-
Facebook-Baidu-media world where anything seems to be relative. Are
global values threatened by particular values? Find answers in the arti-
cles of this book.
Goals of this Book
This compilation of 32 articles aims at contributing to various goals:
Highlight challenges of global values and virtues in a multipolar inter-
connected and divided world; show normative needs for global and con-
textual values and virtues; develop in each article the content of one
value or virtue in a specific geographic, cultural or religious context;
give an input to the understanding of the value-basis of the UN-
Sustainable Development Goals SDGs; contribute to the interpretation
of Globethics.net’s vision, mission and values; contribute to the deeper
meaning of the new Strategy 2016-2020 of Globethics.net with its slo-
gan “Values-driven Leadership for Life and Sustainable Development”;
celebrate the transition in leadership (President and Executive Director)
of Globethics.net.