Organizational Stakeholder Management Develops Intentional Education Ethos

Introduction

The purpose of this conceptual expose is to illuminate the importance of connecting graduate education administrative practices to stakeholder management. Additionally, applied are theoretical approaches regarding the contemporary issues of leadership ethics in employee and student relationships. This interpretation addresses how leadership theories are applicable to contemporary issues; how current graduate administrative practices challenge ideas of deontology; and how the use of philosophical insights of deontology address graduate administrator’s relationships with stakeholders (employees and students). Further, deontological ethics are considered morally good because of a specific action, whether good or not. Deontological ethics maintains that some acts are morally obligatory regardless of their significance in educational leadership. To this end, the ethical decisions that graduate administrators make with regards to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging matter. These decisions impact institutional stakeholder experiences.