The Ethical Professor - Softcover

Eden, Lorraine; Lund Dean, Kathy; Vaaler, Paul M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138485985 ISBN 13: 9781138485983

Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

The purpose of The Ethical Professor is to provide a road map to some of the ethical dilemmas that doctoral students and newer faculty members are likely to face as they enter a career in academia (the Academy). Academic career paths appear to be quite standard, transparent, and achievable with dedicated and hard work. Argued in this book, however, is that the road map to a successful academic career is not so easy. There are ethical pitfalls along the way, starting with entry into academia as a new PhD student. These ethical dilemmas remain equally opaque as faculty progress in their careers.

The ethical pitfalls that plague each of the steps along the academic career path are often not visible to doctoral students and young faculty members; nor are they well prepared to spot them. Ethical issues are seldom discussed and little training is provided on how to spot and handle these potential road blocks to a successful career in the academy.

Based on extant research and collective years of academic experience, The Ethical Professor seeks to shorten the learning curve around common ethical pitfalls and issues by defining them, sharing research and experiences about them, and offering a discussion framework for continued learning and reflection.

This innovative new volume will be key reading for doctoral students and junior faculty members in social science departments in colleges and universities, as well as managers undertaking an MBA. Due to the increasing complexity of managing academic institutions, more seasoned professors, administrators, and college deans and presidents, will also benefit from the research presented here.

About this title

About the Author

Lorraine Eden is Professor of Management and Emerita Professor in Business in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University.
Kathy Lund Dean is the Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Paul M. Vaaler is the John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law and Business at the University of Minnesota's Law School and Carlson School of Management.

From the Back Cover

The purpose of The Ethical Professor is to provide a road map to some of the
ethical dilemmas that doctoral students and newer faculty members are likely to
face as they enter a career in academia (the Academy). Academic career paths
appear to be quite standard, transparent, and achievable with dedicated and
hard work. Argued in this book, however, is that the road map to a successful
academic career is not so easy. There are ethical pitfalls along the way, starting
with entry into academia as a new PhD student. These ethical dilemmas remain

equally opaque as faculty progress in their careers.

The ethical pitfalls that plague each of the steps along the academic career path
are often not visible to doctoral students and young faculty members; nor are
they well prepared to spot them. Ethical issues are seldom discussed and little
training is provided on how to spot and handle these potential road blocks to a
successful career in the academy.

Based on extant research and collective years of academic experience, The Ethical

Professor will seek to shorten the learning curve around common ethical pitfalls
and issues by defining them, sharing research and experiences about them, and
offering a discussion framework for continued learning and reflection.

This innovative new volume will be key reading for doctoral students and junior

faculty members in social science departments in colleges and universities, as
well as managers undertaking an MBA. Due to the increasing complexity of
managing academic institutions, more seasoned professors, administrators, and
college deans and presidents will also benefit from the research presented here.

Lorraine Eden is the Gina and Anthony Bahr Professor in Business in the

Department of Management at Texas A&M University.

Kathy Lund Dean is the Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Leadership

and Ethics at Gustavus Adolphus College.

Paul M. Vaaler is the John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law and Business at the

University of Minnesota's Law School and Carlson School of Management.

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

Front cover photo and design by Lorraine Eden. Photo from inside the Museo Galileo, Florence, Italy. Used with thanks to the museum.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138485985
• ISBN 13: 9781138485983
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 244