The purpose of this review is to summarize, analyze and synthesize the arguments of two authors. Maak and Pless (2009), Business leaders as citizens of the world. Advancing Humanism on a Global Scale and Thomas (2010) in Global Moral Compass for Business Leaders. This article examines the complex challenges facing the world and business leaders today. It describes how the world's pressing problems can be solved in other ways to make the environment a more sustainable place. Maak and Pless (2009) state that a responsible, global and cosmopolitan mindset is needed to improve humanity's values ​​on a global scale. This is to say that the world needs a global leader who can be relied upon to take responsibility for urgent problems emerging in external society. However, (Thompson 2010) argues that the world needs a leader whose attitude is open to widely alternative visions and values, who can integrate long-term considerations and a broad selection of stakeholder interests into his strategic choices, and who is based on a stable and transparent approach. “moral compass” that helps manage moral challenges. The world is becoming increasingly complex and problems are emerging as it is increasingly integrated and interconnected (Maak and Pless 2009). The authors argue that emerging problems cannot be solved by communities, governments and NGOs alone. Therefore, to build a sustainable future, public, private and non-profit organizations must identify their distinct roles and help address the urgent problems facing the world as they have always played interconnected roles. Both documents argue that some of the world's pressing problems such as poverty and moral challenges arising from globalization cannot be ignited...... middle of paper...... Methodical Approaches, 2nd edition. London: Sage Publications.Gould, S. (2004). How to write a literature review: Learning Development Unit. http://www.ssdd.uce.ac.uk/learner/New%20page.htm [Accessed 1/11/2010].Maak, T., & Pless, N. (2009). 'Business leaders as citizens of the world. Advancing humanism on a global scale'. Journal of Business Ethics, pp.537-550. Jones, M., & Millar, C. (2010). “On Global Leadership and Global Ethics and a Possible Moral Compass: An Introduction to the Special Issue.” Journal of Business Ethics. Palmer, D. (2009). 'Business management. Three levels of ethical analysis'. Journal of Business Ethics, pp.525-526.Schneider, M. (2002). “A Model of Organizational Leadership for Stakeholders.” Organization Science, vol.13, no.2, pp.209-220.Thompson, L (2010). “The Global Moral Compass for Business Leaders.” Journal of Business Ethics.