Dr. Joanne B. Ciulla
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Profile
One of the founding faculty members of the Jepson School, Dr. Joanne B. Ciulla taught courses on ethics, critical thinking, conflict resolution, and leadership in international contexts from 1995-2016. The Jepson School designated her professor of leadership studies emerita in 2017. That same year, she joined the faculty of Rutgers Business School, where she is currently professor of leadership ethics and director of the Institute of Ethical Leadership.
Her academic appointments have included the UNESCO Chair in Leadership Studies at the United Nations International Leadership Academy in Jordan and appointments at La Salle University, the Harvard Business School, and The Wharton School. She has also held visiting appointments at the University of Fort Hare in South Africa, Oxford University, The University of Melbourne, and Nyenrode Universitit in the Netherlands.
Dr. Ciulla’s research interests are leadership ethics, business ethics, international leadership and the philosophy of work. She is the author of two books and countless journal articles, as well as the editor or co-editor of 10 books. In addition, she is the series editor of New Horizons in Leadership Studies (Edward Elgar).
Dr. Ciulla is the former president of the Society for Business Ethics and The International Society for Business, Economics and Ethics. She gives lectures and seminars all over the world and has worked with organizations such as the Aspen Institute, the World Economic Forum and the Brookings Institution.Expand All-
Awards
International Leadership Association Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018
Distinguished Educator Award, University of Richmond, 2007
Outstanding Educator Award, The Virginia State Council of Higher Education, 2003
Prize Best Business Books of 2000 from the editors of Amazon.com
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Professional Experience
Visiting Professor, Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Netherlands, The European Institute for Business Ethics (2009-13)
Adjunct Professor in Leadership Ethics, Centre for Leadership Ethics in Africa, University of Fort Hare, South Africa (2009-11)
Visiting Scholar, Center for Public Leadership, JFK School of Government, Harvard University (2002-03)
UNESCO Chair in leadership Studies, United Nations University International Leadership Academy, Amman, Jordan (1999-2000)
Senior Fellow, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (1986-1991)
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Awards
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Selected Publications
Books
Ciulla, Joanne B., Clancy Martin, and Robert C. Solomon. Honest Work: A Business Ethics Reader. New York: Oxford University Press, 3rd edition 2014.
Ciulla, Joanne B., ed. Ethics, The Heart of Leadership. Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 3rd edition 2014.
Ciulla, Joanne B. Set Editor (3 volumes). Leadership Ethics, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2013.
Ciulla, Joanne B. Set Editor (3 volumes). Leadership at the Crossroads, Westport, CT: Praeger, 2008.
Ciulla, Joanne B. Editor. Leadership and the Humanities. Vol. 3. Leadership at the Crossroads, Westport, CT: Praeger, 2008.
Ciulla, Joanne B., Clancy Martin, and Robert C. Solomon. Honest Work: A Business Ethics Reader. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Ciulla, Joanne B., Terry L. Price, and Susan E, Murphy, Eds. The Quest for Moral Leaders: Essays on Leadership Ethics. Cheltenham, UK and Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005.
Ciulla, Joanne B. The Ethics of Leadership. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing, 2003.
Ciulla, Joanne B. The Working Life: The Promise and Betrayal of Modern Work. New York: Times Business Books, 2000, Crown Business Books, 2001 & Three Rivers Press, 2002.
Journal ArticlesJoanne B. Ciulla, “Conversations and Correspondence with Burns on the Ethics of Transforming Leadership,” Leadership and the Humanities, 3.1 (2015), pp. 26-31.
Joanne B. Ciulla, Searching for Mandela: The Insights of Biographical Research, Leadership, published on-line in 2014 and forthcoming in print, 2015.
Joanne B. Ciulla, “Habits and Virtues: Does it Matter if a Leader Kicks a Dog?” Rivista Internationazionale De Filosophia e Psicologia Vol. 5 (2014) n. 3, pp. 332-342.
Ciulla, Joanne B. “Leadership and the Ethics of Care.” The Journal of Business Ethics, 88.1 (2009): 3-4.
Ciulla, Joanne B. Editor. Special Issue of the Leadership Quarterly: Leadership: A View from the Humanities 19.4 (2008)
Ciulla, Joanne B. “The State of Leadership Ethics and the Work that Lies Before Us.” Business Ethics: A European Review 14.4 (2005): 323-335.
Ciulla, Joanne B. “Getting to the Future First.” The Business Ethics Quarterly 10.1 (2000): 53-63.
Book ChaptersJoanne B. Ciulla. “What We Learned Along the Way.” The Quest for a General Theory of Leadership. Eds. George Goethals and Georgia Sorenson. Cheltenham, UK and Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2006. 221-223.
Ciulla, Joanne B. “Is Good Leadership Contrary to Human Nature?” Handbook on Responsible Leadership and Governance in Global Business. Eds. J. Doh & S. Strumpf. Cheltenham, UK and Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2005. 114-134.
Ciulla, Joanne B. “Environmental Leadership in Government.” Environmentalism and the Technologies of Tomorrow. Eds. Robert Olson and David Rejeski. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2004.
Joanne B. Ciulla. “Ethics and Leadership Effectiveness.” The Nature of Leadership. Eds. J. Antonakis, A. T. Cianciolo, and R. J. Sternberg. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2004. 302-327.
Ciulla, Joanne B. “Honest Work.” Business Leadership: A Jossey-Bass Reader. Ed. James M. Kouses. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003. 268-278.
Ciulla, Joanne B. “The Ethical Challenges of Non-Profit Leaders.” Improving Leadership in Non-Profit Organizations. Eds. Ronald E. Riggio and Susan S. Orr. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 2003. 63-75.
Ciulla, Joanne B. “Trust and the Future of Leadership.” Blackwell Guide to Business Ethics, Ed. Norm Bowie. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2002. 334-351.
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In the News
The ethics of GM's bad decision (WRVA)
Wed., Apr. 2, 2014Searching for Mandela: What a study of Mandela tells us about studying leaders
Fri., Mar. 28, 2014Jepson School professor elected president of International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics
Wed., Feb. 6, 2013Ciulla discusses "town hall" presidential debate format (NBC 12)
Sun., Oct. 21, 2012Columnist for Washington Post's On Leadership blog
Ethicist and leadership studies scholar writes about trust and government in "The Hill"
Thu., May. 27, 2010Ciulla writes on "Liberal Arts and the Jepson Way"
Tue., Jun. 23, 2009