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Martin Calkins
Assistant Professor of Management
617-287-7031
martin.calkins@umb.edu

 



Education
Ph.D. Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia
M.Div. Weston School of Theology
Th.M. Weston School of Theology
M.I.M. American Graduate School of International Management
B.S. Xavier University

Areas of Expertise
Moral theory, International business and management, Social issues in management

Background
Faculty member at Santa Clara University
Dean Witter Foundation Fellow, 2002-2005
Director of International Business Programs, 2003-2005

Courses Taught
Business Ethics, Social, Legal, and Political Environment of Business, International Management, International Business, Organizational Behavior

Research Interests
Moral theory, in particular, casuistry, moral theory comparisons and virtue ethics, contemporary international business issues such as those involving the automobile and oil industries’ strategies in China, and contemporary computer and Internet related social issues such as online trust and privacy

Selected Publications
Martin Calkins. “Casuistry and the Business Case Method.” In Religious Perspectives on Business Ethics: An Anthology, ed. Thomas O'Brien and Scott Paeth, Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2006.

Edward J. Romar and Martin Calkins. “Update - Case Study: WorldCom.” In Business Ethics: Decision Making for Personal Integrity and Social Responsibility, ed. Laura Hartman and Joseph DesJardins. Burr Ridge: McGraw-Hill, Inc., Forthcoming

Tara J. Radin, Martin Calkins, and Carolyn Predmore. “New Challenges to Old Problems: Building Trust in E-Marketing.” Business and Society Review. Forthcoming 2007.

“The Struggle Against Sweatshops: Moving Toward Responsible Global Business.” Journal of Business Ethics 66, 2-3 (June 2006): 261-272.

Martin Calkins. “How Casuistry and Virtue Ethics Might Break the Ideological Stalemate Troubling Agricultural Biotechnology.” Business Ethics Quarterly 12, 3 (July 2002): 305-330.

“Silicon Valley’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs.” Business Ethics Quarterly Special Edition - Ethics and Entrepreneurship - The Ruffin Series No.3 (2002): 209-218.

“Rippers, Portal Users, and Profilers: Three Web-Based Issues for Business Ethicists.” Business and Society Review 107 (2002): 61-75.

“Casuistry and the Business Case Method.” Business Ethics Quarterly 11, 2 (April 2001): 237-259.

Professional Activities
Editorial Board Member: Journal of Business Ethics
Reviewer: Society for Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly, Springer Academic Publishers, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Prentice Hall Publishers
Member: Academy of Management, American Philosophical Association, Society for Business Ethics

Honors
Weston School of Theology Comprehensive Examination Passed with Distinction, 1994
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1993-1994

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