The AOM Ethics Education Committee believes that dialogue is critical. As scholars, we need to identify ethical dilemmas and figure out how to study them. As students, academics, and practitioners, we need to figure out how to interpret and act on ethical principles. In both cases we must wrestle with implications for our own professional and personal lives.
We invite all members-- including new and student members-- to join us for meaningful discussions. After the conference, we will post the insights and practical strategies that emerge from these sessions.
PDW Workshop. Session Sponsor(s): (MED)
Friday, Aug 10 2018 8:00AM - 10:00AM
at Hyatt Regency Chicago in Gold Coast
Moderator: Janet E. Salmons, Vision2Lead
Presenter: Nancy E. Day, Member & Ombuds Ethics Committee Chair
Presenter: Rebecca Wendy Frankel, Sage Publications Presenter: Rachel McCullagh Balven, Arizona State U.
Academic writers must find a balance between presenting original work expressed in our own scholarly voices, and situating that work within the literature of the field. This classic challenge is made more difficult in the cut-and-paste digital age. The AOM Code of Ethics and guidelines for scholarly journals clearly discourage plagiarism. While it is essential to avoid plagiarism, this is a low standard for AOM members, who should be making significant contributions to the advancement of our field. This workshop will focus on promoting originality and honesty in research and writing. We will review intellectual property laws relating to copyright and image permissions that can trip up well-intentioned researchers who seek to publish their work. We will frame the discussion using the originality continuum (Salmons, 2007, in press http://bit.ly/2AEnIwb) that differentiates between writing that is unethical, such as plagiarized writing, and writing that is not only ethical, but creative and nuanced.
Sponsor(s): (AAA)
Saturday, Aug 11 2018 4:00PM - 5:30PM
at Hyatt Regency Chicago in Plaza A
AOM Ethics Forum Organizer: Janet E. Salmons, Vision2Lead
Presenter: Mary Gentile, U. of Virginia Darden School of Business
Giving Voice to Values (GVV) is an innovative approach to promoting a higher level of integrity in education and the workplace. Drawing on actual experience as well as scholarship, GVV fills a long-standing and critical gap in the development of values-centered leaders. GVV is not about persuading people to be more ethical. Rather GVV starts from the premise that most of us already want to act on our values, but that we also want to feel that we have a reasonable chance of doing so effectively and successfully. This curriculum is about raising those odds. In this informal session, GVV founder and director Dr. Gentile will explain the rationale and principles behind this empowering approach to developing the ethical muscles – the skills and confidence – required to voice and act on our values.
Sponsor(s): (AAA)
Saturday, Aug 11 2018 5:45PM - 7:15PM
at Hyatt Regency Chicago in Plaza A
Organizer: Janet E. Salmons, Vision2Lead
Presenter: Benson Honig, McMaster U.
Publishing ethics evolved in the pre-Internet days. They are essentially a codification of best practice, where best practice reflects the publishing infrastructure of the time. Much as has changed. The Internet has made double blind reviewing more difficult. It poses challenges to authors as well as reviewers. Many conferences now demand that your paper has not presented in other conferences. Are you violating ethics if you present a version of your paper twice, to different audiences? Are you violating ethics if you present some of your results in a webinar, blog, or on social media? This open forum with current and former journal editors will offer the opportunity for a lively discussion about emerging ethical dilemmas for researchers who want to publish and present their work in-person and online.
Caucus
Tuesday, Aug 14 2018 11:30AM - 1:00PM
at Swissôtel Chicago in Rhone
Organizers: Deborah M. Mullen, U. of Tennessee, Chattanooga and Rachel McCullagh Balven, Arizona State U.
This caucus invites students and faculty to engage in a discussion about power issues inherent in graduate education, academia, and AOM. Using cases, the session will explore issue reporting, techniques for resolution, and tools for diffusing situations and self-care. Participants are encouraged to bring cases for discussion.
Special thanks to the College of Business Ethics Education Initiative at Kansas State University for sponsoring events at this year's conference!