Areas of Expertise

Business ethics and ethical climates, Organizational Leadership, Diversity in institutions of higher education.

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991
• M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988
• B.S., Averett College, 1981

Professional Experience

• Dean, The University Graduate School, Indiana University, October 2006 – present
• Chair, Department of Management, Kelley School of Business, August 2003 –September 2006
• Associate Dean of the Faculties, Office of the Dean of the Faculties and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Indiana University; January 1999 – July 31, 2004.
• MBA Program Chair, Kelley School of Business, August 2001 – August 2003
• Chairperson of Doctoral Programs in Business, January 2000 – August 2001
• Professor of Business Administration, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Management, April 2002 – present
• Associate Professor of Business Administration (with tenure), Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Management, July 1997 – April 2002
• Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Graduate School of Business, Department of Management, August 1991 – June 1997
• Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech, The R.B. Pamplin College of Business, Department of Management, August 1990 – May 1991

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• Member of the Indiana University President’s Cabinet
• Member, Board of Directors of the GRE (Graduate Record Exam), July 2008 – June 2012
• Chair, Indiana University Athletics Committee, 2004-2008. Member since 1998
• Inducted as an Honorary Member of the Edward A. Bouchet Society, September 12, 2008, Howard University
• Fulbright Senior Specialists, Economics Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, June 2008
• Wachovia Distinguished Speaker, R.B. Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech, March 27, 2008
• Citation from Diane Landsiedel, Senior Manager, General Motors Technical Education Program, for teaching excellence in the Kelley Direct MBA Program sponsored by General Motors. October 22, 2004
• Special Recognition by the Kelley MBA Class of 2003. May 9, 2003
• Citation by Dean Dalton for teaching excellence, July 17, 2000
• Citation of Excellence by the Editorial Advisory Board of ANBAR
• Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Academic Leadership Fellow. Selected by the Chancellor of the Bloomington campus, Indiana University, upon recommendation by the School of Business, 1997 – 1998.
• Certificate of Appreciation, Management Consulting Club, April 21, 1999
• Class of 1999 Indiana MBA Student Choice Awards, 1998
• Indiana University Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, 1997, awarded by the Board of Trustees of Indiana University
• Citation from Dean John Rau for teaching excellence in the MBA Program, November 1, 1996
• Nominee for the Indiana University Distinguished Teaching Award
• Selected to participate in the 1996 – 97 Faculty Teaching Seminar, the Indiana University School of Business’s ongoing interdisciplinary teaching seminar comprised of the most committed and innovative teachers in the School.
• Harry C. Sauvain Teaching Award, 1995
• Alpha Kappa Psi Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence in Management, 1995
• Golden Key National Honor Society Citation for Excellence in Teaching and Service, and inducted as honorary member March 6, 1995, Indiana University
• Dean's Citation for recognition as one of the School of Business' "Top 20% Faculty", May 16, 1995
• Certificate of Award presented by the Minorities in Business Program for outstanding achievement and accomplishment in student mentoring, November 15, 1995
• MBA Core citation for teaching excellence in the Indiana University MBA Core Program, 1995
• The Jack Hoover Award. The highest honor the students and faculty of the Department of Management, VPI&SU, bestow upon an instructor for exemplary teaching; 1991
• Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. Inducted as a member April 5, 1992 by the Virginia Tech chapter in recognition of high scholastic achievement
• C.L. Davenport Award for General Excellence. The highest honor Averett College bestows upon a student for excellence in leadership, scholarship, and character; 1981
• Outstanding Business Student Award, Averett College; 1981

Selected Publications

• Wimbush, J. C. (2008). Human Resource Management: Challenges for Graduate Education. Business Horizons, 51(2), 151-154.
• Wimbush, J. C. (2007). Race and Gender Diversity: A Discussion of Recent Findings. Business Horizons, 50(6), 445-447.
• Wimbush, J. C. (2006). Wisdom of the Ages: 7 Career Management Tips for new Kelley Alumni. Indiana University Kelley, 9(2), 14-19.
• Wimbush, J. C. (2006). Spotlight on Human Resource Management. Business Horizons, 49(6), 433-436.
• Wimbush, J. C. (2005). Spotlight on human resource management. Business Horizons, 48, 463-467. 
• Murry, W. D., Wimbush, J. C., and Dalton, D. R. (2001). Genetic screening in the workplace: Legislative and ethical implications. Journal of Business Ethics, 29, 365-378.
• Wimbush, J. C. (1999). The Effect of Cognitive Moral Development and Supervisory Influence on Subordinates' Ethical Behavior. Journal of Business Ethics, 18(4), 383-395.
• Dalton, D. R., and Wimbush, J. C. (1998). Absence does not make the heart grow fonder. In R.W. Griffin, A. O’Leary-Kelly, J. Collins (Eds.), Dysfunctional Work Behavior, Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
• Little, B. L., Murry, W. D., and Wimbush, J. C. (1998). Attitudes held by workforce entrants toward workplace affirmative action plans: A psychological perspective. Group and Organization Management, 23(1), 27-47.
• Wimbush, J. C., and Dalton, D. R. (1997). The base rate for employee theft: Convergence of multiple methods. Journal of Applied Psychology, 82(5), 756-763.
• Wimbush, J. C., Shepard, J. M., and Markham, S. E. (1997). An empirical examination of the multi-dimensionality of ethical climate in organizations. Journal of  Business Ethics, 16, 67-77.
• Dalton, D. R., and Wimbush, J. C. (1997). Employee transfer: So much activity, so little information. In C. L. Cooper and S. E. Jackson (Eds.), Creating Tomorrow’s Organizations: A Handbook for Future Research in Organizational Behavior, New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons.
• Dalton, D. R., Daily, C. M., and Wimbush, J. C. (1997). Collecting ‘sensitive’ data in business ethics research: A case for the Unmatched Count Technique (UCT). Journal of Business Ethics, 16, 1049-1057.
• Wimbush, J. C., Shepard, J. M., and Markham, S. E. (1997). An empirical examination of the relationship between ethical climate and ethical behavior from multiple levels of analysis. Journal of Business Ethics, 16, 1705-1716.
• Wimbush, J. C., Dollinger, M. J., Enz, C. A., Daily, C. M., and Dalton, D. R. (1996). The relationship between minority business enterprises and corporate purchasing personnel: Perceptions from both sides of the table. Journal of Business Strategies, 13(1), 42-64.
• Dalton, D. R., Wimbush, J. C., and Daily, C. M. (1996). Candor, privacy, and ‘legal immunity’ in business ethics research: An empirical assessment of the Randomized Response Technique (RRT). Business Ethics Quarterly, 6(1), 87-99.
• Dalton, D. R., and Wimbush, J. C. (1996). Integrity testing through an alternative lens: A one act play. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 33(4), 93-97.
• Wimbush, J. C., and Dalton, D. R. (1995). Integrity testing and the base rate for employee theft: Convergence of multiple methods. National Academy of Management, Social Issues in Management Division, Vancouver, August.
• Wimbush, J. C., Murry, W. D., and Dalton, D. R. (1995). Genetic screening: ADA, CRA, and ethics. Tenth Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.
• Shepard, J. M., Wimbush, J. C., and Stephens, C. U. (1995). The place of ethics in business: Shifting paradigms? Business Ethics Quarterly, 5(3), 577-601.
• Wimbush, J. C., and Shepard, J. M. (1994). Toward an understanding of the ethical climate: Its relationship to ethical behavior and supervisory influence. Journal of Business Ethics, 13, 637–647.
• Dalton, D. R., Wimbush, J. C., and Daily, C. M. (1994). Using the Unmatched Count Technique (UCT) to estimate base-rates for sensitive behavior. Personnel Psychology, 47(4), 817-828.
• Little, B. L., Murry, W. D., and Wimbush, J. C. (1994). Attitudes held by workforce entrants toward workplace affirmative action plans. Southern Management Association Proceedings.  
• Little, B. L., Murry, W. D., and Wimbush, J. C. (1994). Attitudes held by workforce entrants toward workplace affirmative action plans. Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
• Dalton, D. R., Metzger, M. B., and Wimbush, J. C. (1994). Integrity testing in personnel selection: Review and research. In G. R. Ferris (Ed.), Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management (125-160). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press Inc.
• Wimbush, J. C. (1993). Options for human resource reward systems. Indiana University MBA Core Program.
• Wimbush, J. C. (1993). The behavioral impact of ethical climate. Symposium entitled "Beyond Victor and Cullen: Theoretical developments regarding ethical work climates," National Academy of Management, Social Issues in Management Division, Atlanta, GA.
• Wimbush, J. C. (1993). Ethical practices in human resources management. Center for the Study of Law and Society, Indiana University.
• Wimbush, J. C. (1993). The limits of supervisory influence on subordinates’ ethical behavior. Annual Meeting of the International Association for Business and Society, San Diego, CA.
• Wimbush, J. C. (1993). Techniques for determination of the essential job functions under ADA. Annual Business Conference, Workshop “Compliance Under the Americans with Disabilities Act,” School of Business, Indiana University. 
• Wimbush, J. C. (1993). Ethical climate in organizations. Department of Management, School of Business, Indiana University. 
• Wimbush, J. C., and Shepard, J. M. (1991). Ethical climates and ethical behavior: An agenda for a neglected area of research. National Academy of Management Meetings, Miami, FL.
• Scott, K. D., and Wimbush, J. C. (1991). Teacher absenteeism in secondary education. Educational Administration Quarterly, 27(4), 506-529.
• Wimbush, J. C., and Scott, K. D. (1989). An examination of the relationship between employee recognition and absenteeism. Southern Management Association Proceedings, 355-357.
• Scott, K. D., and Wimbush, J. C. (1988). A multivariate analysis of teacher absenteeism in secondary schools. Southern Management Association Proceedings, 239-241.

Edited on June 17, 2024