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        The Center for Ethical Organizational Cultures is dedicated to staying informed about the latest trends in organizational culture. Explore some of our current projects below and delve into our latest articles and newsletters covering a broad spectrum of subjects, including ethical leadership, business ethics, and organizational cultures. Keep yourself updated on the most recent trends, compelling case studies, and research projects that spotlight the indispensable role of ethics in today's business arena.

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        Intellectual Contributions

        Below are publications created by Raymond J. Harbert College of Business faculty that are related to organizational ethical cultures. The topics include ethical decision making, ethical cultures, social responsibility, sustainability, and stakeholder relationships.

        • Contributions
          • Ferrell, O.C., Harrison, D., Ferrell, L., & Hair, J. (2019). Business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and brand attitudes: An exploratory study. Journal of Business Research, 95, 491–501.
          • Ferrell, O.C. (2017). Broadening Marketing’s Contribution to Data Privacy. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 45:160–163.
          • Heyler, S., Armenakis, A., Walker, A., & Donovan, C. (2016). A Qualitative Study Investigating the Ethical Decision Making Process: A Model.The Leadership Quarterly, 27, 788–801.
          • Shi, W., Connelly, B., & Hoskisson, R. (2016). External Corporate Governance: Cognitive Evaluation Theory Insights on Agency Theory Prescriptions. Strategic Management Journal. 37(7), 1354–1378.
          • Connelly, B., Haynes, K., Tihanyi, L., Gamache, D., & Devers, C. (2016). Minding the Gap:  Antecedents and Consequences of Top Management–to-Worker Pay Dispersion. Journal of Management, 42(4):862–885.
          • Gorshunov, M., Armenakis, A., & Feild, H. (2016). Detection of Deception in Fraudulent Annual Reports. Paper Presented at the 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA, August 2016.
          • Ferrell, O.C., Ferrell, L., Kapelianias, D., & Rowland, L. (2016). Expectations and Attitudes Toward Gender-Based Price Discrimination. Journal of Business Ethics.
          • Ferrell, O.C., Ferrell, L., Ahluwalia, & S., Rittenburg, T. (2016). Sarbanes-Oxley Section 406 Code of Ethics for Top Financial Officers and Firm Behavior. Journal of Business Ethics, DOI: 10.1007/s10551-016-3267-7.
          • Ferrell, O.C., Padron, T., & Hult, T. (2016). A Stakeholder Marketing Approach to Sustainable Business. Review of Marketing Research, Vol. 13, Edited by Malholtra, N., Emerald Publishing Ltd, pp. 61–102.
          • Ferrell, O.C., Patel, V., Manley, S., Hair, J.F., & Pieper, T. (2016). Is stakeholder orientation relevant for European firms? European Management Journal, pp. 1–11.
          • Ferrell, O.C., & Ferrell, L. (2016) Ethics and Social Responsibility in Marketing Channels and Supply Chains: An Overview. Journal of Marketing Channels, Vol. 23, #1–2.
          • Gangloff, A., Connelly, B., & Shook, C. (2016). Of Scapegoats and Signals: Investor Reactions to CEO Succession in the Aftermath of Wrongdoing. Journal of Management, 42(6), 1614–1634.
          • Connelly, B.L., Crook, T.R., Combs, J.G., Ketchen, D.J., & Aguinis, H. (in press). Competence- and integrity-based trust in inter-organizational relationships: Which matters more?. Journal of Management.
          • Connelly, B., Ketchen, D., Gangloff, K., & Shook, C. (2016). Investor Perceptions of CEO Successor Selection in the Wake of Integrity and Competence Failures: A Policy Capturing Study. Strategic Management Journal, 37(10), 2135–2151.
          • Shi, W., Connelly, B., & Sanders, W. (2016). Buying Bad Behavior: Tournament Incentives and Securities Class Action Lawsuits. Strategic Management Journal, 37(7), 1354–1378.
          • Mazzei,M., Gangloff, A., & Shook, C. (2015). Examining Multi-level Effects on Corporate Social Responsibility and Irresponsibility. Management & Marketing: Challenges for the Knowledge Society. 10(3), 163–184.
          • Hersel, M. & Connelly, B. (2015). Beautiful is Better: CEO Attractiveness and Securities Fraud. 35thAnnual Meeting of the Strategic Management Society, Denver, CO.
          • By, R., Armenakis, A., & Burnes, B. (2015). Organizational change: A focus on ethical cultures and mindfulness. Invited Commentary  Journal of Change Management, 15(1), 1–7.
          • Carnevale, J. B., Walker, A. G., & Walker, H. J. (2015). Toward an Integrated Theory of Organizational Greed: A Control Theory Perspective. Unpublished Manuscript.
          • Hersel, M. & Connelly, B. (2015). The Effect of Founders’ Competence and Integrity on the Likelihood of Funding in a Crowdfunding Context: A Policy Capturing Study. Unpublished Manuscript.
          • Gorshunov, M., Armenakis, A., Feild, H., & Vansant, B. (2015). Fraudulent Financial Misreporting and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Unpublished Manuscript.
          • Gorshunov, M., Armenakis, A., & Feild, H. (2015). Detection of Deception in Fraudulent Annual Reports. Unpublished Manuscript.
          • Heyler, Scott (2014). The Relationship Between, Character Strengths, Moral Potency, and Individual Performance. Auburn University: Unpublished PhD dissertation.
          • Carnevale, J. B., & Walker, A. G. (2014). Greed at Work: A Review and Assessment. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2014(1). 
          • Walker, A., Jones-Farmer, A., DeBode, J., Smither, J., & Smith, R. (2014). Using Latent Profile Regression to Explore the Relationship Between Religiosity and Work-Related Ethical Judgment. Journal of Religion and Business Ethics, 3(1), article 12.
          • Armenakis, A., Lang, I. (2014). Forensic Diagnosis and Transformation of an Organizational Culture, Journal of Change Management, 14(2), 149–170.
          • Armenakis, A. (2014). Formation, Maintenance, and Transformation of Organizational Culture: A Moral Perspective. Presented at the Scholars Forum, United States Air Force Academy, February 25–28.
          • Carnevale, J., & Walker, A. (2014). Greed at Work: A Review and Assessment. Paper presented at the 74thAnnual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA., August 2014.
          • Shi, W., Hoskisson, R.E., Connelly, B.L & Tihanyi, L. (2014). Securities Fraud: A Cognitive Evaluation Theory Perspective. Presented at the 74thAnnual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA., August 2014. 
          • Walker, A., & Lang, I. (2014). Business Ethics: One More Time with Feeling. Unpublished manuscript.
          • Gangloff, A. (2014). Misconduct and the Media: Organizational Sensegiving, Media Coverage, and Investor Reaction in the Aftermath of Wrongdoing. PhD Dissertation.
          • Ferrell, O.C., Ferrell, L., Rogers, M.M., & Sawayda, J. (2013). A Framework for Understanding Supply Chain Ethical Decision Making. Journal of Marketing Channels, 20(3-4), pp. 260–287.
          • Ferrell, O.C., & Keig, D. (2013). The Marketing Ethics Course: Current State and Future Directions. Journal of Marketing Education, Vol. 35, #2, pp. 119–128.
          • Ferrell, O.C., Crittenden, V., Ferrell, L., & Crittenden, W. (2013). Theoretical development in ethical marketing decision making. AMS Review, Vol. 3, #2, pp. 51–60.
          • Sevak, K. (2013). Exploring the Relationship between Ethical Organizational Culture, Moral Judgment and Behavioral Intent: Evidence from a Study in India. Unpublished manuscript.
          • Collier, D., Connelly, B., Helmuth, C. (2013). Power and Effect Size in Ethics Research. Unpublished manuscript.
          • Connelly, B., Ketchen, D., & Gangloff, A. (2013). Board Interlocks and Financial Misrepresentation. Unpublished manuscript.
          • DeBode, J., Armenakis, A., Feild, H. & Walker, A. (2013). Assessing Ethical Organizational Culture: Refinement of a Scale, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 49(4), 458–481.
          • Smith, R., DeBode, J., & Walker, A. (2013).  The Influence of Age, Gender and Theism on Ethical Judgments. Journal of Management, Spirituality, and Religion, 10, 67–89.
          • DeBode, J., & Walker, A. (2013). The Interaction of Ethics and Religion: Implications for Work and Life Outcomes. Presented at the 73rdAnnual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
          • Ferrell, O.C., Gonzalez-Padron, T., Ferrell, L., & Smith, I. (2012). A Critique of Giving Voice to Values Approach to Business Ethics Education. Journal of Academic Ethics, 10(4), 251–269.
          • Walker, A., Smither, J., & DeBode, J.  (2012).  The Effects of Religiosity on Ethical Judgments.  Journal of Business Ethics, 106, 437–452.
          • Credo, K.  (2012).  Safety-Based Ethics: Scale Development and Validation.  PhD Dissertation, Auburn University.
          • Connelly, B., Gangloff, A., Balog, A., & Sauser, W. (2012). Strategic Accountability: Preventing Fraud in Young Firms. Journal of Ethics and Entrepreneurship, 3, 15–37.
          • Stevens, G., Deuling, J., & Armenakis, A. (2012). Successful Psychopaths: Are They Unethical Decision-Makers and Why? Journal of Business Ethics, 105, 139–149.
          • Beck, T., Baker, L., Baran, B., Fleenor, J., Rogelberg, S., & Carson, M. (2012). Strategic Leaders and Organizational Climate: The Relative Importance of Different Leadership Foci. Unpublished manuscript.
          • Connelly, B., & Gangloff, A. (2012). Strategic Accountability: Preventing Fraud in Young Firms. Unpublished manuscript.
          • Walker, A., Jones-Farmer, A., DeBode, J., Smither, J., & Smith, R. (2012). The Relationship Between Religiosity and Work-Related Ethical Beliefs: A Tale of Two Paradigms. Presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA..
          • DeBode, J., Armenakis, A., Feild, H., & Walker, A. (2012).  A Diagnostic Instrument to Assess Ethical Organizational Culture:  Developing a Short-Form of Kaptein’s (2008) Corporate Ethical Virtues Model Scale.  Unpublished manuscript.
          • Smither, J.W., & Walker A. (2012).  The Relationship between Core Self-evaluations, Views of God, and Intrinsic/Extrinsic Religious Orientation.  Unpublished manuscript.
          • Mazzei, M., & Gangloff, A. (2012).  A Test of Multi-Level Effects on Corporate Social Responsibility and Irresponsibility.  Unpublished manuscript.
          • Boss, D., Connelly, B., Hoskisson, R., & Tihanyi, L. (2012).  Corporate Governance: Ownership Interests, Incentives, and Conflicts.  Unpublished manuscript.
          • Connelly, B., Haynes, K., Tihanyi, L., & Devers, C. (2012).  Exporting Pay Practices: The Influence of U.S. Institutional Investors on Global Pay Inequality.  Unpublished manuscript.
          • Ferrell, O.C., Maignan, I., Gonzales-Padron, T., & Hult, T. (2011). Stakeholder orientation: development and testing of a framework for socially responsible marketing. Journal of Strategic Marketing, 19(4), 313–338.
          • Ferrell, O.C., Hult, T., Mena, J., & Ferrell, L. (2011). Stakeholder Marketing: A Definition and Conceptual Framework. AMS Review, 1(1), 44–65.
          • Ferrell, O.C., & Ferrell, L. (2011). The Responsibility and Accountability of CEOs: The Last Interview with Ken Lay. Journal of Business Ethics, 100(2), 209–219.
          • Ferrell, O.C., Ferrell, L., Crittenden, V., Crittenden, W., & Pinney, C. (2011). Market Oriented Sustainability: A Conceptual Framework and Propositions. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 39(1), 71–85.
          • Connelly, B., & Gangloff, A. (2011). Corporate Misconduct and the Interlocking Directorate: Bad Companies Corrupt Good Morals. Presented at the 71stAnnual Meeting of the Academy of Management, San Antonio, TX, August 2011.
          • Connelly, B., Haynes, K., Tihanyi, L., & Devers, C. (2011). Exporting Pay Practices: The Influence of U.S. Institutional Investors on Global Pay Inequality. Presented at the 31stAnnual Meeting of the Strategic Management Society.
          • Armenakis, A., Brown, S., & Mehta, A. (2011). Organizational Culture:  Assessment and Transformation.  Journal of Change Management, 11(3), 305–328. 
          • Credo, K., Armenakis, A., Feild, H., & Young, R. (2011). Organizational Ethics, Leader Member Exchange, and Organizational Support: Relationships With Workplace Safety. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 17(4), 325–335.
          • Armenakis, A. (2011). Auburn University’s Management Ethics Program. In R. Sims & W. Sauser (Eds.). Experiences in Teaching Business Ethics (pp. 205-216), Charlotte, NC:  Information Age Publishing, Inc.
          • Armenakis, A., Brown, S., & Mehta, A. (2011). Cultural Leadership:  Formation of an Ethical Organizational Culture. In D. Warwick & J. Mueller (Eds.). Lessons in Leadership:  Learning from Real World Cases(pp. 59-65), Rockford, IL:  USA Info Inc.
          • Smither, J., & Walker, A. (2011). The Relationship Between Core Self-evaluations and Religiosity. Presented at the 23rdAnnual Convention of the Association of Psychological Science, Washington, DC, May 2011.
          • Walker, A., Smither, J., DeBode, J.(2011). The Effects of Religiosity on Ethical Judgments. Presented at the 71stAnnual Meeting of the Academy of Management, San Antonio, TX, August 2011.
          • Ferrell, O.C., Hult, T., Maignon, I., & Gonzales-Padron, T. (2010). From Market Orientation to Stakeholder Orientation. Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 30(2), 157–166.
          • Armenakis, A., Brown, S., & Mehta, A. (2010). The Assessment and Transformation of an Organizational Culture. Presented at the 70thAnnual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 6–11, 2010, Montreal, Canada.
          • Credo, K.(2010). Organizational Ethics Perceptions: A Review and Qualitative Assessment. Presented at the 70thAnnual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 6–11, 2010, Montreal, Canada.
          • Credo, K., Ianuzzi, A., & Armenakis, A. (2010). Organizational Ethics Perceptions: A Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment. Presented at the 2010 Meeting of the Southern Management Association, October 28–30, 2010, St. Pete Beach, FL.
          • Stevens, G. (2010).  Moral Disengagement from an Organizational Justice Perspective: An Exploratory Study.  Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Auburn University, Auburn University, AL.
          • Armenakis, A., & Wigand, J. (2010). Stakeholder Actions and Their Impact on the Organizational Cultures of Two Tobacco Companies. Business & Society Review, 115(2), 147–171.
          • Ferrell, O.C., & Ferrell, L. (2009). An Enterprise-Wide Strategic Approach to Sales Ethics. Journal of Strategic Marketing, 17(3-4), 257–270.
          • Ferrell, O.C., & Ferrell, L. (2008). A Macromarketing Ethics Framework: Stakeholder Orientation and Distributive Justice. Journal of Macromarketing, 28(1), 24–32.
          • Brown, S., & Carter, M. (2008). Organized Hypocrisy: Identifying Key Motivators Through Multiple Organizational Theories. Paper Presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, CA.
          • Ferrell, O.C., Ferrell, L., & Johnston, M. (2007). A Framework for Personal Selling and Sales Management Ethical Decision Making. Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management, 27(4), 291–299.
          • Brown, S. (2007). Hypocrisy Through Competing/Divergent Norms: Unethical Behavior in Ethical Organizations. Paper Presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
        • Current Research
          Credo AUCEOC Research Project: Relationships with Workplace Safety [pdf]

          Connelly AUCEOC Research Project: Executive Pay 2009 [pdf]

          Mitchelson AUCEOC Research Project: Moral Disengagement 2009 [pdf]

          Walker AUCEOC Research Project: Ethical Culture on Ethical Behavior 2009 [pdf]

          Walker AUCEOC Research Project: Spirituality Religiosity Ethics 2009 [pdf]

          Walker AUCEOC Research Project: Spirituality Religiosity Outcomes 2009 [pdf]

         

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