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Biography

Dr. David M. Wasieleski is the Albert P. Viragh Professor of Business Ethics and Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics in Business at the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business. He teaches courses in business ethics, organizational behavior, management, and sustainability.

Dr. Wasieleski is also an Affiliate Research Professor at the ICN Business School in Nancy, France and is Co-Chair Holder of the UNESCO Chair in Art and Science for Sustainability. 

His academic research focuses on natural science approaches to understanding ethical decision-making and the formation of social contracts within organizational contexts. Dr. Wasieleski also studies the effects of cognitive biases and moral intensity on perceptions of ethical issues.

His work has been published in Business & Society, Business Ethics Quarterly, Organization & Environment, Journal of Applied and Behavioral Sciences, Creativity and Innovation Management, Humanistic Management Journal, Human Resource Management Review, and the Journal of Business Ethics.

Dr. Wasieleski has extensive editorial experience, currently serving as Editor-in-Chief of Business and Society Review and as an Associate Editor for the Humanistic Management Journal. Sponsored by IABS, he is also co-editor of the Business and Society 360 book series, published annually by Emerald.

Education

  • Ph.D., Business Environment and Public Policy, University of Pittsburgh
  • M.B.A., Duquesne University
  • B.A., Economics, University of Pittsburgh

School

  • Research Grant, Deloitte Foundation, 2022
President, U.S. Chapter of the International Humanistic Management Association, 2019-2021

North American Editor, the Journal of Business Ethics Education, 2014-2020

Division Chair, Social Issues in Management Division, Academy of Management, 2018-2019

Associate Editor, Ethics Tracks, Business & Society, 2015-2019

Representative-at-Large, Executive Board, the International Association for Business and Society (IABS), 2017

Founding Section Editor, Behavioral Business Ethics, the Journal of Business Ethics

Associate Editor, Sage Business Ethics Encyclopedia
Articles in Journals

Kuepers, Wendelin, Wasieleski, David M., & Schumacher, Gunter. (2023). Temporality and Ethics: Timeliness of Ethical Perspectives on Temporality in Times of Crisis. Journal of Business Ethics, 188(4), 629-643.

Shrivastava, P., Zsolnai, L., & Wasieleski, D. (2022). Ecologies of Transdisciplinary Research. Groundworks.

Guimaraes Da Costa, N., Farias, G., & Wasieleski, D. (2021). Seven Principles for Seven Generations. Humanistic Management Journal, 6(3), 313-328.

Wasieleski, David M. 2021. Transforming Systems Through Humanistic Management. Humanistic Management Journal, 6(3): 289-292.

Wasieleski, D., Waddock, S., & Fort, T. (2021). Natural Sciences, Management Theory, and System Transformation for Sustainability. Business and Society, 60(1), 7-25.

Mnisri, K., & Wasieleski, D. (2020). Moral Organizational Creativity: Exploring ethical antecedents for a new construct. Creativity and Innovation Management, 29(2), 237-253.

Kabadayi, S., Alkire, L., Wasielesk, D., Livne-Tarandach, R., & Broad, G. 2019. Humanistic Management of Social Innovation in Service (SIS): An Interdisciplinary Framework. Humanistic Management Journal, 4(2): 159-185.

Wasieleski, D., Waddock, S., & Fort, T. (in press, 2019). Natural Sciences, Management Theory, and System Transformation for Sustainability. Business and Society.

Shrivastava, P., Zsolnai, L., Wasieleski, D., & Walker, T. (2018). Finance and Management in the Anthropocene. Organization & Environment, 32 (1), 26-40.

Shrivastava, P., Schumacher, G., & Wasieleski, D. (in press, 2017). Aesthetic Rationality in OrganizationsJournal of Applied Behavioral Science.

Chumney, W., Wasieleski, D., & Schumacher, G. (in press, 2017). Intellectual Property Protection versus Innovation: Introducing a Model for Ethical Innovation in Organizations. Business & Society Review.

Wasieleski, David M. & Persson, S. & (2015). The Seasons of the Psychological Contract: Overcoming the Silent Transformations of the Employer-Employee Relationship Human Resource Management Review, 25: 368-383.

Wasieleski, D. & Arnaud, S. (in press, 2013). Corporate Humanistic Responsibility. Journal of Business Ethics.

Wasieleski, David M. & Eberhardt-Toth, E. (2013). A Cognitive Elaboration Model of Sustainability Decision-Making: Investigating Financial Managers' Orientation Towards Environmental Issues. Journal of Business Ethics, 117: 735-751.

Wasieleski, D.M., Nagle, Brian, & Rau, S. (2013). Exploring Aggressiveness in Accounting Reporting: An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Ethics Training and Codes on the Opportunistic Judgment Tendencies in Accounting. Business and Society Review, 117(4): 477-513).

Wasieleski, D.M. & Weber, J. (2013). Benchmarking the State of Ethics and Compliance Programs: Current View of the Field and Comparison with Past Reviews. Journal of Business Ethics, 112 (4): 609-626.

Wasieleski, D.M., Schumacher, E., & Günter, E. (2013). Institutionalizing Ethical Innovation in Organizations: An Integrated Causal Model of Moral Innovation Decision Processes. Journal of Business Ethics, 113: 15-37.

Wasieleski, D.M., Nagle, B., & Rau, S. (2012). The Impact of Ethical Tools on Aggressiveness in Financial Reporting. Business and Society Review, 117 (4), 477-513.

Wasieleski, D.M. & Roberts, J. (2012). Moral Reasoning in Computer-Based Task Environments. Journal of Business Ethics, 110: 355-376.

Wasieleski, D. (2011). Editorial--The Future of Ethics Education Tools. Journal of Business Ethics Education Vol. 8.

Wasieleski, David M., Spangler, William E., & Gal-Or, Mordechai (2010). Facilitating Consumer Acceptance of RFID and Related Ubiquitous Technologies. International Journal of Applied Logistics, 1(1): 16-27.

Wasieleski, D. (in press, 2010). Book Review of Business Ethics by Stanwick and Stanwick. Journal of Business Ethics Education, 7.
Wasieleski, D. (2009). Book Review of Cavanagh's American Business Values Book. Journal of Business Ethics Education.

Wasieleski, David. M., & Hayibor, Sefa. 2009. Evolutionary Psychology and Business Ethics Research. Business Ethics Quarterly, 19(4): 587-616. Winner: Article of the Year (2009) by the "Society for Business Ethics."

Wasieleski, David M. & Weber, James. 2009. The Influence of Job Functionality on Ethical Reasoning: Using the Adapted Wason Selection Task to Analyze Differences in Detection of Rule-based Social Contract Violations across Organizational Job Functions. Journal of Business Ethics, 85: 187-199.

Wasieleski, David M. & Gal-Or, Mordechai. 2008. An Enquiry into the Ethical Efficacy of the Use of Radio Frequency Identification Technology. Ethics and Information Technology, 10: 27-40.

Wasieleski, D.M., Matthew, D., & Virginia, G. (2009). Socially Responsible Modeling: A Stakeholder Approach to the Implementation of Ethical Modeling in Operations Research. OR Spectrum, 33: 1-26.

Wasieleski, D., Hayibor, S., & Nickerson, S. (in press, 2009). Evolutionary Psychology: Towards a Unifying Paradigm for Business Ethics Research Across Levels of Analysis. Business Ethics Quarterly.

Wasieleski, D. M. (2007). Book Review of Corporation, Be Good! Business and Society.

Wasieleski, D. M. & Hayibor, S. (2007). Breaking the Rules: Examining the Facilitation Effects of Moral Intensity Characteristics on the Recognition of Rule Violations. Journal of Business Ethics, 78: 275-290.

Hayibor, S. & Wasieleski, D. M. (in press, 2007). EFFECTS OF THE USE OF THE AVAILABILITY HEURISTIC ON ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING IN ORGANIZATIONS. Journal of Business Ethics.

Wasieleski, D.M. & Weber, J. (2003). Corporate Social Audits: Subjecting Robert Miles1987 Framework to Tests of Validation. Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 1 (9), 133-153. (Also appears in: Andriof, Jorg, Waddock, Sandra, Husted, Bryan, & Sutherland Rahman, Sandra (Eds.), Unfolding Stakeholder Thinking (Volume 2): Relationships, Communication, Reporting and Performance. 2003. Sheffield, United Kingdom: Greenleaf Publishing, pp. 180-202.)

Wasieleski, D.M. & Frederick, W. C. (2002). Evolutionary Social Contracts. Business and Society Review, 107 (3), 283-308.

Wasieleski, D. & Weber, J. (2003). Managing the Corporate Social Environment: Subjecting Miles' 1987 Model to Tests of Validation. Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 9, 133-153.

Wasieleski, D. M. (2001). Agenda-building Theory: A Stakeholder Salience Approach for Determining Agenda Placement. Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management, 2 (2), 113-130.

Wasieleski, D.M. & Weber, J. (2001). Investigating Influences on Managers Moral Reasoning: The Impact of Personal and Organizational Factors. Business and Society, 40 (1), 79-111.

Wasieleski, D.M., Frederick, W. C., & Weber, J. (2000). Values, Ethics, and Moral Reasoning among Healthcare Professionals: A Survey. HEC Forum, 12 (2), 124-140.

Chapters, Cases, Readings, Supplements

Wasieleski, David. M., Waddock, S., & Shrivastava, Paul. Human Chain: The Paradox of Sustainability. 2020, Routledge.

Mnisri, K., & Wasieleski, D. 2020. Moral Organizational Creativity: Exploring Ethical Antecedents for a New Construct. Creativity and Innovation Management, 29(2): 237-253.

Wasieleski, D., Waddock, S., Fort, T., & Guimaraes Da Costa, N. 2020. Natural Sciences, Management Theory, and System Transformation for Sustainability. Business & Society, 60(1): 7-25.

Shrivastava, P., Zsolnai, L., Wasieleski, D.M., Stafford-Smith, M., Walker, T., Weber, O., & Krosinsky, C. 2019. Finance and management for the Anthropocene. Organization & Environment, 32(1): 26-40.

Wasieleski, D., & Weber, J. (2019). Introduction to Business Ethics. In Press, Business and Society 360: Business Ethics.

Weber, J., & Wasieleski, D. (2018). Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility. Business and Society 360: Corporate Social Responsibility (pp. 5). Emerald Group Publishing.

Wasieleski, D., & Frederick, W. C. (2017). Natural Business Ethics. In Press, In Robert Kolb (Ed.), Sage Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Encyclopedia (2nd Edition)

Wasieleski, D. (2017). Evolutionary Psychology. In Press, Sage Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Encyclopedia (2nd Edition).

Wasieleski, D. (2017). Reciprocal Altruism. In Press, Sage Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Encyclopedia (2nd Edition).

Wasieleski, D. (2017). Doha Development Round of 2001. In Press, Sage Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Encyclopedia (2nd Edition).

Wasieleski, D., & Weber, J. (2017). Introduction to Stakeholder Management. Business and Society 360: Stakeholder Management (pp. 6). Emerald Group Publishing.

Wasieleski, David M. 2011. Hardwired to Monitor: An Empirical Investigation of Agency-Type Social Contracts in Organizations. Book chapter in Evolutionary Psychology in the Business Sciences (Sage).

Wasieleski, D.M., Weber, James, & Gerde, V. (2008). A Blueprint for Designing an Ethics Program in an Academic Setting. In Advancing Business Ethics Education, Diane Swanson and Dann Fisher (Eds.) Information Age.

Wasieleski, D. (2007). Evolutionary Psychology. In R. Kolb, Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Encyclopedia.

Wasieleski, D. (2007). Doha Development Round of 2001. In R. Kolb, Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Encyclopedia.

Wasieleski, D. (2007). Reciprocal Altruism. In R. Kolb, Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Encyclopedia.

Wasieleski, D. (2003). Corporate Social Audits: Subjecting Robert Miles 1987 Framework to Tests of Validation. In A. Jorg, S. Waddock, B. Husted, & S. Sutherland Rahman, Unfolding Stakeholder Thinking (Volume 2): Relationships, Communication, Reporting, and Performance. United Kingdom: Greenleaf.

Papers Under Review

Wasieleski, David. M., Guimaraes-Da Costa, & Ivanova, Olga. Signaling for Sustainability: An Affective Sensemaking Process for Organizational Change. Currently under review at: Human Relations.

Shrivastava, Paul, Schumacher, E. Gunter, & Wasieleski, David M. Aesthetic Rationality in Organizations. Currently under review at: Journal of Applied Behavioral Science.

Wasieleski, David M., Shrivastava, Paul, & Schumacher, Gunter. Aesthetic Rationality for Sustainability Decision-Making: Exploring Cognitive and Emotional Factors of an Aesthetics Process. Currently under review at: Journal of Management Inquiry.

Working Papers

Chumney, Wade, Wasieleski, David M., & Schumacher, E. Gunter. Intellectual Property Protection versus Innovation: Introducing a Model for Ethical Innovation in Organizations. To be submitted to Management Decision, October 2015.

Ceccarelli, Agnes & Wasieleski, David M. Fair Decision Making in the Hiring interview: An Organizational Justice Perspective. To be submitted to: Journal of Business Ethics.

Wasieleski, David M. & Finstad-Milion, Krista. Stakeholder Group Influences on Policy Learning: Expanding Policy Learning Theory Using Agenda-building. To be submitted to: Human Resource Management.

Wasieleski, David M., Hayibor, Sefa, & Sivasubramaniam, Nagaraj. Understanding the Facilitation Effects of the Wason Selection Task: A Meta-analysis of the Abstract Logic and Thematic Content Studies. To be submitted to: Special Issue of Journal of Management Studies (due: January 2016).

Wasieleski, David M. & Mnisri, Kamel. Organizational Creativity and Ethical Work Climates. To be submitted to: Journal of Business Ethics.

Books, Monographs, Compilations, Manuals

Wasieleski, D., & Weber, J. (Eds.). (2021). Business and Society 360: Social Entrepreneurship. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Pirson, M., Wasieleski, D., & Steckler, E. (Eds.). (2021). Alternative Theories of the Firm. Routledge.

Wasieleski, D., & Waddock, S. (2020). Management and the Sustainability Paradox: Reconnecting the Human Chain. Routledge.

Wasieleski, D., & Weber, J. (2020). Business and Society 360: Sustainability. Emerald Group Publishing.

Wasieleski, D., & Weber, J. (Ed.). (2019). Business and Society 360: Business Ethics.

Weber, J., & Wasieleski, D. (Ed.). (2018). Business and Society 360: Corporate Social Responsibility Emerald Group Publishing.

Wasieleski, D., & Weber, J. (Ed.). (2017). Business and Society 360: Stakeholder Management Emerald Group Publishing.