Ethical leadership has a direct impact on corporate culture, stakeholder relationships, and leadership styles. The purpose of this assignment is to discuss ethical leadership and answer related questions.

Howard Schultz is currently the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Starbucks. Here is his background information from the Starbucks Newsroom section of their web site. View Segment 5: Howard Schultz: Ethical Leadership and the Starbucks Brand (6 min 11 sec).

background information:  https://news.starbucks.com/leadership/howard-schultz

 Segment 5: Howard Schultz: Ethical Leadership and the Starbucks Brand:  mms://bbmedia.schoolcraft.edu/video/business/howard-shultz.wmv

Respond to the following and support your response.

1. What has been the impact of Howard Schultz’s ethical leadership on Starbuck’s corporate culture?
2. Characterize the leadership style utilized by Howard Schultz. Do you believe that it has been effective? Would another leadership style have allowed Starbucks to more successfully focus on growth?
3. What has been the impact of Howard Schultz’s ethical leadership on Starbuck’s stakeholder relationships? Identify three stakeholders who were impacted the most by the rapid global expansion.