Volume 19, Issue 2 (2026) Summer/Fall 2026
Full Issue
Editorials
Ethics: The Connective Tissue of Human Life
Joseph P. Hester
Articles
The Culture Metaphor: A Simple Guide to Creating Healthier Organizations
Matthew I. Horner, T. Daniel White, Rylan M. Charlton, and Daphne DS Deporres
From Betrayal to Blessing: Leadership Lessons from the Joseph Narrative
Hershey H. Friedman and Nakato Hirakubo
The Character Fractal: A Theory of Virtue Replication in Organizations
Kevin Davis, Scott Kozlak, Matthew M. Orlowsky, and David Levy
Moral Identity
Joseph P. Hester
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Values-Based Leadership in Public Discourse: How University Leaders Frame Character and Commitment
Heather Carroll, Jeff Fritz, Sarah Williams, and Cheryl A. Maurana
The Philosophical Aspect of Spirituality and Entrepreneurial Leadership in the Indian Knowledge System
Nidhi Kaushal
Case Studies
Student Perspectives on Professionalism in the Academic Classroom: Examining Instructor Traits and Student Preferences at a U.S. Service Academy
Jason Lackey and Justin White
A Person for All Seasons: The Remarkable Leadership of Mother Cabrini and Why It Matters Today
Emilio F. Iodice
Sustaining Purpose in Organizations: Leadership Insights from the Psalms
Hershey H. Friedman and Xianfang Zeng
Left on the Cutting Room Floor
Ross K. Goldberg
Beyond the Romance of Leadership: Shackleton, Self-Inflicted Crisis, and the Values of Recovery
Carl Lee Tolbert
Rebuilding with Values-Based Governance: Lessons from a Glass Cliff Leadership Role
Mel D. Rutherford
Editor-in-Chief
Elizabeth Gingerich, J.D., Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
International Contributing Editor
Olen Gunnlaugson, M.A. Ph.D., Université Laval
International Editorial Board (past and present)
Ritch Eich, Ph.D., Leadership & Management Consultant, Author, Retired U.S. Naval Reserve Captain, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Joseph P. Hester, Ph.D., Curriculum Specialist, Author, Claremont, North Carolina, USA
Christine Clements, Ph.D., Dean, College of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin, USA
Shashank Shah, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, Harvard Business School; Project Director and Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University South Asia Institute, USA
Rebecca Paulson Stone, Ed.D., International Education Consultant, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
John Renesch, Global Futurist, Social Activist, Author, International Speaker, San Francisco, California, USA
Tom Karp, Ph.D., Professor in Leadership, Oslo School of Management, Oslo, Norway
M.S. Rao, Ph.D., Founder, MSR Leadership Consultants, Author, International Leadership Expert, India
Cam Caldwell, Ph.D., Author, Management Consultant, Huntsville, Alabama
Emilio Iodice, John Felicio Rome Center, Director Emeritus, Diplomat, Author, Rome, Italy
Yvette Lynne Bonaparte, Ph.D., North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Mary Kovach, Ph.D., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
Technical Advisor
Jonathan Bull, M.L.S., Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
