Research on Ethics

The Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership seeks to be a leader in research on ethical leadership, both in the academic and practitioner arenas. The Center will award competitive grants for faculty and student research that will result in an article, book, or teaching materials (e.g., case studies) on the subject of ethical leadership or ethics in the professions.

In its early stage of development, the Ukleja Center will place priority on research areas that are aligned with the Founding Faculty's capabilities and interests. These areas include the ethics of international business, implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for management practice, and ethical aspects of the global outsourcing of U.S. jobs.

The Ukleja Center has established a partnership with the Long Beach Business Journal, which is featuring a monthly series on ethics. CSULB faculty, members of the Ukleja Center's Governing Council, and local community leaders will be invited to submit articles for the series.

Examples of future research projects might include: an integrated theory of ethical behavior; impact studies of corporate social responsibility programs; impact studies of global ethics principles (e.g., Sullivan Principles), ethics certifications, and business ethics centers; developing and validating instruments for measuring ethical behavior in organizations; and the relationship between ethical behavior and organizational culture, conflict management, and individual courage.