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Dr. Joanne B. Ciulla

Professor Emerita
Curriculum Vitae

  • 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.

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    • 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

    • 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)

  • 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 Articles

    Joanne 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 Chapters

    Joanne 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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