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Research and Curriculum
Student Programs
Alumni and Executive Programs
New Directions in Leadership Research
A principal activity of COLE is encouraging and supporting the exploration of leadership issues and ethical behavior, as well as bridging the gap between theory and practice, by engaging leading scholars in rigorous research and drawing on the rich experience of the business community.
Consistent with this research-based approach to leadership, COLE hosted its inaugural New Directions in Leadership Research Conference on May 31-June 1, 2008. The conference convened more than 40 scholars from six countries and included research presentations on leadership topics including: inspirational leadership, diversity, trust, leader responsibility, global leadership, and sources of leader effectiveness and ineffectiveness. Read More>>>
2008 Second Annual COLE PhD Dissertation Proposal Competition
This national competition is designed for doctorate candidates whose research contributes to the understanding of leadership and ethical issues facing the business community. Proposals are judged on the contribution that they make to the scholarly understanding of ethical and leadership issues in business as well as on their theoretical and methodological quality. Winners will receive a $1,000 honorarium and be asked to present their research at COLE's second annual Academic Research Conference in 2009. The selection committee include Kim Wade-Benzoni (Chair), Associate Professor of Management and COLE Center Scholar and Jim Emery, Adjunct Professor and COLE Research Director.
The competition is funded by a grant from the Wachovia Foundation. For more information about the 2008 competition, 2007 competition winners, please visit the COLE Web site
Research: Publications / Papers / Presentations
Research by COLE-affiliated scholars on a number of other critical leadership issues including trust, loyalty, organizational stewardship, and leadership vision is on-going; presentations addressing preliminary findings from these projects have been made at the Academy of Management conferences, the COLE New Directions in Leadership Research conference, and by invitation at a number of leading universities.
More information about select recent and forthcoming publications, and work in progress is available on the COLE Web site
- Wade-Benzoni, K., Tost, L. (Fuqua PhD Candidate - Management) "The reality and myth of sacred issues in negotiations”, Forthcoming publication in Negotiations and Conflict Management Research.
- Kim Wade-Benzoni presented her research on intergenerational decisions at the Winston Center of Leadership & Ethics at Boston College as part of their 2008 seminar series.
- Néron, P., & Norman, W. “Corporations as Citizens: Political not Metaphorical, A Reply to Critics,” Business Ethics Quarterly 18/1, 2008, 61-8.
- Néron, P., & Norman, W. “Citizenship Inc.: Do we really want businesses to be good corporate citizens?” Business Ethics Quarterly 18/1, 2008, 1-26.
- Norman, W., Bélanger, P., & Roux, C.,“Recognizing Business Ethics: Practical and Ethical Challenges in Awarding Prizes for Good Corporate Behavior”, Journal of Business Ethics , 2008 (already available on-line; print version later in 2008), 15 journal pages.
- Webster, J., Brown, G., Zweig, D., Connelly, C., Brodt, S., & Sitkin, S. "Beyond knowledge sharing: Withholding knowledge at work", Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management , Vol. 27, 1-37, 2008
- Janson, A., Levy, L., Sitkin, S. & Lind, A. "Fairness and other leadership heuristics: A four-nation study", European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 2008.
- Stickel, D., Mayer, R. C., & Sitkin, S. "Understanding social capital: In whom do we trust?" In Social capital: Multi-disciplinary perspectives (Edited by V. Bartkus and J. H. Davis). Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing. 2008
- Sitkin, S., Emery, J., & Carton, A. (Fuqua PhD Candidate - Management) " Influencing Followers to 'Raise the Bar': Leadership and Goal-Raising "
COLE Scholars at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting (AOM), August 8-13, 2008
- Presentation: "The paradox of stretch goals: A theory of the adoption of seemingly impossible organizational goals" - Sim Sitkin, Chet Miller, Kelly See, Michael Lawless, & Drew Carton.
- Profession Development Workshop on social entrepreneurship. Kim Wade-Benzoni is a distinguished speaker.
- Symposium: “Power, Social Responsibility, and Ethics” . Authored and organized by Kim Wade-Benzoni and Leigh Tost. The session is co-sponsored by the divisions of Conflict Management, Social Issues in Management, and Organizational Behavior.
- AOM Session: "The Generational Divide: The Influence of Intergenerational Differences on Workplace Behaviors". Kim Wade-Benzoni and Leigh Tost will be presenting on the “Psychological Dynamics of Intergenerational Conflict in Organizations” . The session is co-sponsored by the divisions of Human Resources and Gender & Diversity.
- AOM Session: “Justice Dynamics and Processes over Time”. Kim Wade-Benzoni and Leigh Tost will be presenting on “Group Identification, Fairness, and Resistance to Change”. The session is co-sponsored by the divisions of Conflict Management, Organizational Behavior, and Human Resources.
COLE Center Scholar Ashleigh Shelby Rosette wins Teaching Award Ashleigh Shelby Rosette (Assistant Professor of Management and COLE Center Scholar) received the Excellence in Teaching Award for an elective course for the 2007-2008 Academic Year. The award was officially presented to Ashleigh by the students at the May 10, 2008 Duke MBA Cross Continent graduation ceremony.
Workshops / Lectures/ Seminars
- Black Hawk Down: Strategic and Tactical Lessons: A presentation sponsored by the U.S. Army ROTC Department at Duke and COLE (March 20, 2008).
- Business and Human Rights: Perspectives from BP and the United Nations. Distinguished speaker was Christine Bader, BP executive and Special Representaive of the UN Secretary-General on Business and Human Rights. Workshop was convened by The Kenan Institute for Ethics and co-sponsored by COLE (March 20, 2008)
- Wayne Norman,
Mackowski Professor of Organizational Ethics
and COLE Center Scholar, presented “Conceptualizing Institutional Culture,” at the annual conference of the Association of Professional and Practical Ethics, San Antonio, TX , (February 2008).
- Wayne Norman, presented “Conflict of Interest: from Conceptual Analysis to Normative Evaluation and Institutional Design,” at the annual meetings of the Society for Business Ethics, Anaheim , CA (August 2008); “Market Failure and Business Ethics,” at the Conference on Market Failure, Université de Montréal, (April 2008)
- James Emery, COLE Research Director, delivered a lecture, “Leadership During Crisis”, to a Duke University undergraduate, interdisciplinary class, Science and Policy of Natural Catastrophes. (April 2008)
- Sanyin Siang, COLE Managing Director presented "Leadership in the New Media Age" at the American Press Institute (June 2008) and the Center for Non-Profit Advancement
- Sanyin Siang, presented "Leadership in the Nonprofit Context" at the Center for Non-Profit Advancement (June 2008)
COLE cultivates leadership development opportunities beyond the classroom context. Two examples of such opportunities are the COLE Leadership Fellows Program and the Fuqua Daytime MBA student club, Leadership Development Initiative (LDI).
Class of 2009 Leadership Fellows Selected
Now in its 4th year, COLE recently selected 34 rising 2nd Year students for the 2008-2009 Academic Year. The COLE Leadership Fellows Program is supported by a grant from Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. For more information about COLE's Leadership Fellows program, mission and vision, visit the COLE Web site.
COLE Leadership Fellows Honored
- The Distinguished Service Award was presented to Susan Hazard (Class of 2008). Awarded annually to a second-year Duke MBA Daytime student whose service and commitment have made a significant positive impact on the Fuqua Community.
- The Dean's Recognition Awards were presented to Aparupa Bhattacharya, Mary Garris, Suzanne Steffans, and Laura Simonson (Class of 2008). Awarded annually to students who have provided truly exemplary service to the school. 12 students were recognized for this award.
- Fuqua Scholars for The DukeMBA Daytime Class of 2008. This designation is given to students whose grade point average places them in the top 10% of the graduationg class. Our congratulations to the 35 recipients including COLE Leadership Fellows Stephanie Cox and Susan Hazard.
- Dean's List for The DukeMBA Daytime Class of 2009.
This designation is given to students whose grade point average, after their First Year, puts them in the top 20% of the class. Our congratulations to all 85 recipients, including the COLE Leadership Fellows: Robin Abramowitz, Dan Aycock, Anupam Bhandari, Michael Foss, Kat Jones, Ken Tomei, John Troy, and Peter Weld.
LDI - Student Club Annual Leadership Conference
On April 16, 2008, the LDI, in partnership with the COLE, hosted its annual student leadership conference, the 2008 Duke MBA Leadership Experience. Over 400 attendees had the opportunity to listen to distinguished speakers share their thoughts and discuss practical experiences pertaining to the role of leaders in Building World-Class Leadership Teams.
Speakers included COLE Executive-in-Residence, Mike Krzyzewski, Head Basketball Coach of the Duke University Men's Basketball Team and Coach of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team; Alison Levine, MBA ' 00 and captain of the U.S. Women's Mt. Everest Team; Ben Dunlap, a college president and Rhodes Scholar; and Nathan Whitaker, co-author of the New York Times best-seller, "Quiet Strength", and legal council to NFL and college coaches and administrators.
Second Year Send Off Program (SYSO) – April 9. COLE co-sponsored a one-day program hosted by The Duke MBA Career Management Center to help Second Year's start thinking about the transition from student at Fuqua, to leader in the workplace. COLE developed a panel titled: Toolkit for Success: Leadership Lessons from the Not-So-Distant Future. Moderated by Jim Emery, panelists included Fuqua alumns: Keith Artin, MBA '99, COO of Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, Inc. (TROSA); Jan Bouten, MBA '03, a Principal at Aurora Funds, a Venture Capital firm; and Jonathan Gindes, MBA '03, CFO and SVP of Business Development at Affinergy Inc.
Other co-sponsors include The Duke MBA Career Management Center, Development and Alumni Relations, MBAA, and Finance Club.
ALUMNI AND EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS |
The Duke Leadership Program: The Multiple Domain Approach (June 1-6, 2008) In this week-long executive leadership development program, participants learn about leadership effects and associated behaviors and gain self awareness through a 360 degree feedback tool and coaching. Sim Sitkin and Allan Lind are faculty leaders. Next iteration will be held August 17-22, 2008.
7th Annual Fuqua & Coach K Leadership Conference
Oct. 20-22, 2008. Theme: “Leading in Challenging Times: Overcoming Crisis, Sustaining Excellence, and Growing Intelligently.” More than 20 chief-suite level executives will speak at the leadership conference in scholar-moderated sessions.
Participants will also engage in a Duke Men's Basketball practice session in which Coach K links the principles of leadership with the game on the court.
Recently confirmed speakers include:
- Ryan Allis, Chief Executive Officer and co-Founder, iContact
- Michael Cohl, Chairman, Live Nation
- Donald Friedman, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, CA, Inc.
- Eric R. Greenspan, Partner, Myman Abell Fineman Fox Greenspan Light LLP
- Michael Hurley, Site Manager, World Trade Center
- Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey, Acting Commander of U.S. Military Central Command
- Janet Hill, Vice President, Alexander & Associates, Inc.
- Douglas R. Oberhelman, Group President, Caterpillar Inc.
- Biggs Porter, CFO, Tenet Healthcare
- Dov Seidman, Charmian and Chief Executive Officer, LRN
- William C. Weldon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson & Johnson
- Kevin White, Vice President and Director of Athletics, Duke University
Panel sessions will be developed in partnership with Duke Corporate Education, Duke Law School, The Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke Pratt School of Engineering and the Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Sponsors confirmed to date include Cushman and Wakefield, Inc., Financial Times and Mass Mutual Financial Group.
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