A principal activity of COLE is encouraging and supporting the exploration of leadership issues and ethical behavior. Our cadre of Center Scholars continue to help advance COLE's research-related agenda for leadership and ethics. More faculty and research work groups have started to develop. In terms of outcomes, the following research papers have evolved.
Select Recent and Forthcoming Publications
Benzoni, Francisco. (2007). Ecological Ethics and the Human Soul. The University of Notre Dame Press.
George, E., Chattopadhyay, P., Sitkin, S., & Barden, J. (2006). Cognitive underpinnings of institutional persistence and change: A framing perspective, Academy of Management Review, Vol. 31, No. 2, 347-385.
Lind, E. A., & Van den Bos, K. (2002). When fairness works: Toward a general theory of uncertainty management. In B. M. Staw & R. M. Kramer (Eds.), Research in Organizational Behavior (Vol. 24, pp.181-224). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
Ruvolo, Catherine, Petersen, Scott, and LeBoeuf, J. (Winter, 2003). Leaders are Made, Not Born: The Critical Role of a Developmental Framework to Facilitate an Organizational Culture of Development. Journal of Consulting Psychology.
Sitkin, S., & George, E. (2005). Managerial trust-building through the use of legitimating formal and informal control mechanisms. International Sociology, Vol. 20, No. 3, 307-338.
Tenbrunsel, A.E., Diekmann, K.A., Wade-Benzoni, K.A., & Bazerman, M.H. (Forthcoming). Why we aren't as ethical as we think we are: A temporal explanation. Research in Organizational Behavior.
Thompson, L., & Rosette, A. S. (2004). Leading by analogy. In S. Chowdbury (Ed.), Next Generation Business Handbook (pp. 75 - 90). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Van den Bos, K., Lind, E. A., & Wilke, H. A. M. (In press). How do people react to negative procedures? On the moderating role of authority's biased attitudes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
Wade-Benzoni, K.A., Hernandez, M., Medvec, V.H., & Messick, D.M. (Forthcoming). In fairness to future generations: The role of egocentrism, uncertainty, power, & stewardship in judgments of intergenerational allocations. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
Select Research Work in Progress
Emery, J. & Sitkin, S. "The causes and effects of loyalty in leader-follower relationships: An exploratory study"
LeBoeuf, J. "Leader Development and the “Stuff That Matters” – Building a Lasting Legacy"
LeBoeuf, J., and Golby, J. "Character and Moral Development: An Intersection of Theory, Education and Reflective Practice."
LeBoeuf, M., and LeBoeuf, J. "Building a Leader Philosophy: The Foundation of Effective Leadership"
Long, C., Sitkin, S., & Cardinal, L. "The effect of conflict on managerial action to build control, trust and fairness in organizations"
Rosette, A. S., Leonardelli, G., & Phillips, K. W. "The white standard: Racial bias in leadership evaluations"
Rosette, A.S., Tost, L., Hernandez, M., & Sitkin, S. "Competitive rivalries above the glass ceiling: An impetus for negative biases among women top leaders"
Rosette, A.S., Tost, L. & Phillips, K.W. "Activation of a leadership subtype: Favorable evaluations of women in top management positions"
Sitkin, S., Emery, J., & Carton, A. "Taking it to the next level: The effect of competence and fairness on inspirational leadership and goal-raising"
Sitkin, S., Hernandez, M., & Long, C. "Differentiating leadership effects on trust"
Sitkin, S., Lind, E. A., Hernandez, M. & Long, C.P. "Trust and control: The role of leader and follower perceptions"
Sitkin, S., Lind, A., & Long, C. "Leadership"
Sitkin, S., Miller, C, See, K., & Lawless, M. The role of stretch goals in organizational learning and performance"
Stahl, G., & Sitkin, S. "Trust in mergers and acquisitions"
Wade-Benzoni, K.A., Hernandez, M., & Tost, L.P. "Intergenerational behavior, leadership, and justice"