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Publications

William Wilhelm, Professor Emeritus at the Scott College of Business, Indiana State University, continues to conduct research focused on moral decision making in business and economic contexts. Dr. Wilhelm's research interests bridge different disciplines including behavioral economics, business management, business ethics and sociology.

 

Current project: Collaborating on ethical decision-making module for course, “Understanding Artificial Intelligence," Fachhochschule Südwestfalen, Germany.

                                     Research

 

Behavioral ethics and decision making in organizations

Determinants of moral reasoning, biases and heuristics

Current research project:  Investigation of moral reasoning and anti-immigrant bias in the United States and Germany

Business ethics

Pedagogical practices for teaching ethics for business practice

 

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

 

“Moral Reasoning and Anti-Immigrant Bias: Experimental Evidence from University Students in Germany and the United States,” with Peter Weber, Kacey Douglas, Markus Siepermann, and Ayman Abuhamdieh,  Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 90 (2021) 101627.

“Survey of Ethical Reasoning at Chiang Mai University Faculty of Business Administration:  Support for International Ethics Education Standards,” with Orachorn Maneesong (first author), Panom Gunawong, Orapin Santidhirakul and Sirikiat Rachusanti.  South East Asian Association for Institutional Research Annual Proceedings, Singapore, September 2017, pp. 252 - 260.  Awarded Outstanding Research Paper and published in Journal of Institutional Research South East Asia Special Edition, vol. 15, no.3, Dec 2017.

 

“Cultural Dimensions and Moral Reasoning:  A Comparative Study,” with Panom Gunawong, International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 2016, vol. 36, no. 5/6, pp. 335 - 357.

“We Are Not Like Them – They Are Not Like Us:  Cultural Dimensions and Moral Reasoning in Thailand and the United States,” with Piyapat Chaichompoo, the Journal for Research in Business Education, Association for Research in Business Education – Delta Pi Epsilon, Reston, VA., 2016, vol. 57, no. 2, pp.57 - 81.  Outstanding Research Paper Award, Association for Research in Business Education – Delta Pi Epsilon, 2015.

 

"Perceived Decision-Making Pressures on Community Bank Chief Executives," with William C. Minnis, Journal of the North American Management Society, Summer 2013, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 98-107. 

 

"Financial Decision Making: A Study of Board Room Decision-Making Dynamics," Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, Spring/Summer 2012, vol.  54, no. 1, pp. 27-40.

 

"Ethics Instruction and Cultural Differences in an MBA Management Accounting Course," with Alan Czyzewski, The Coastal Business Journal, Spring 2012 vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 100-107.

 

"Ethical Reasoning Instruction in Undergraduate Cost Accounting: A Non-Intrusive Approach," with Alan Czyzewski, Academy of Educational Leadership Journal (AELJ), 2012, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 131-142.  Also featured in Delta Pi Epsilon Book of Readings 2010, Delta Pi Epsilon National Conference. Little Rock, AR. 2010.

 

“Ethical Reasoning Instruction in Non-Ethics Business Courses:  A Non-Intrusive Approach,” Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 2010, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 152-167.

 

"A Study of Electronic Detection and Pedagogical Approaches for Reducing Plagiarism," with Chia-An Chao and Brian Neureuther, Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 2009, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 32-42.

 

"Integrating Instruction in Ethical Reasoning into Undergraduate Business Courses," Journal of Business Ethics Education, 2008, vol. 5.

 

"A Quasi-Experimental Study of Moral Reasoning of Undergraduate Business Students Using an Ethical Decision-Making Framework in a Basic Accounting Course," William J. Wilhelm and Alan B. Czyzewski, Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 2006, vol. 48, no. 3.  Received Delta Pi Epsilon Independent Research Award, 2008.

 

"Ethical Reasoning for the Business Classroom:  A Decision-Making Framework," Journal of Applied Research for Business Education, 2006, vol. 4, no. 2.

 

"Ethical Reasoning for the Business Classroom:  A Decision-Making Framework Sample Case," Journal of Applied Research for Business Education, 2006, vol. 4, no. 3.

 

 “Effective Strategies for Promoting Business Education Programs,” Arizona Business Education Association Journal, Fall 2005, vol. 24, no 1, pp. 3 - 9. (Online) Available: http://abea.asu.edu/v24n1/v24n1wwilhelm.pdf.

 

 "A Review of the Top Fifty U.S. Business Schools' Approaches to Ethics Education," Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, Spring/Summer 2005, vol. 31, no. 1. pp. 203 - 217

 

 “Ethical Reasoning for the High School Business Classroom,” Business Education Forum, February 2005, vol. 59, no. 3.

 

 "Literature Reviews: Analysis, Planning and Query Techniques," William Wilhelm and David Kaunelis, Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, Spring/Summer 2005, vol. 47, no. 2.

 

 "Personal Financial Literacy:  Shaping Education Policy:  A Methodological Approach," Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, Winter 2005, vol. 47, no. 1.

 

 "Determinants of Moral Reasoning:  Academic Factors, Gender, Richness-of-Life Experiences, and Religious Preferences," Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, Spring/Summer 2004, vol. 46, no. 2., pp. 105-123.

 

“Teaching Communications Online Using the Master Teacher Model,” Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, Winter 2003, vol. 45, no. 1.  Received Delta Pi Epsilon Outstanding Instructional Practices Award, 2002.

 

“Business Education Research:  Identification and Prioritization of Topics” Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, Fall 2002, vol. 44, no. 3.

 

“Alchemy of the Oracle:  The Delphi Technique.”  Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, Winter 2001, vol. 43, no. 1.  

 

“Beyond Rhetoric: Research About Skills Employers Want,” Arizona Business Education Association Journal, Spring 2001, vol. 20, no. 1.

 

 “A Delphi Study of Entry-Level Workplace Skills, Competencies, and Proof-of-Achievement Products,” Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, Spring 1999, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 105-122. Received Delta Pi Epsilon Independent Research Award, 2000.

 

 "Strategic Change in Arizona Business Education," Arizona Business Education Association Journal, Spring, 1997, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 7-12.

 

BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS

 

Economics and Personal Finance Education, 2009 National Business Education Association Yearbook, William J. Wilhelm, Editor.  Reston, VA: NBEA, No. 47, 2009.

 

Meeting the Demand:  Teaching Soft Skills, William J. Wilhelm, Joyce P. Logan, Sheila M. Smith, Linda F. Szul.  William J. Wilhelm, Editor.  Monograph published by the Delta Pi Epsilon National Professional Graduate Honor Society in Business Education, Fall 2001.

  

Needed Research in Business Education, Martha H. Rader and William J. Wilhelm.  Monograph published by Delta Pi Epsilon National Professional Graduate Honor Society in Business Education, Fall 2001.

 

BOOKS, BOOK CHAPTERS AND CASES

 

“Marketing” Chapter 17 revision in Effective Methods of Teaching Business Education in the Twenty-First Century, 3rd Edition, 2013 National Business Education Association Yearbook, No. 46, ISBN  0-933964-78.

 

“Oops!  Wrong Attachment,” Case Studies in Computer Ethics, Little Rock, AR:  Delta Pi Epsilon, 2010.

 

“Marketing” Chapter 17 revision in Effective Methods of Teaching Business Education in the Twenty-First Century, 2008 National Business Education Association Yearbook, No. 46.

 

“Marketing” Chapter 17 in Effective Methods of Teaching Business Education in the Twenty-First Century, 2003 National Business Education Association Yearbook, No. 41.

 

PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS

 

International Partner Days Conference, Fachhochschule Südwestfalen, Soest, Germany, "Predictable Irrational Human Decision-Making," June 2018.

Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, “Are We rational?  Heuristics and Biases in Ethical Decision Making,” November 2014.

Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, “Healthcare.gov:  How Human Error Caused Technology to Fail,” October 2014.

Indiana State University Ethics Conference, "Irrational Choices:  How Vulnerable Are We?"  March 2014

Indiana State University Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Conference, "Ethics in Decisions"  March 2013.

Indiana State University Foundational Studies Certificate Program workshop, "Teaching Ethics," March 27 & 28, 2012.

 

Indiana State University Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Conference, "Ethical Decision Making," March 26, 2012.

Indiana State University Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Conference, "Globalizing Ethics for Multinational Companies" with Charles Giesting, Corporate Ethics Manager, Rolls-Royce North America, April 2011.

National Association of Business Teacher Education (NABTE) annual conference, “Teaching Ethics in Non-Ethics Business Content Courses,” Chicago, IL, April 2009.

Indiana State University Town & Gown panel discussion, “Death by Credit Cards: Survival Techniques,” Cunningham Memorial Library, February 2009.

 

Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference, “Integrating Instruction in Ethical Reasoning into Undergraduate Business Courses,”  Chicago, IL, November 2008.

 

Indiana State University Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Conference, "Workplace Conflicts," April 2008.

 

Rolls-Royce North America 2007 Local Ethics Officers Conference, "Ethical Decision Making:  Heuristics and Biases," Indianapolis, April 2007.

 

National Business Education Association Annual Conference, "Building Business Teacher Education," New York, April 2007.

 

Indiana State University Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Conference, "Decision Making in an Ethical Dilemma," March 2007.

 

Indiana State University Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Conference, "The Real World of ECOs (Ethics and Compliance Officers," March 2007.

 

Indiana Business and Marketing Education Conference, "Ethics," with Chia-An Chao, Indianapolis, IN, November 2006.

 

National Business Education Association Annual Conference, "Building Business Teacher Education," Tampa, FL April 2006.

 

Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Conference, "Handling an Ethical Dilemma," Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, March 2006.

 

American Accounting Association Southwest Regional Meeting, "A Quasi-Experimental Study of Moral Reasoning of Undergraduate Business Students Using an Ethical Decision-Making Framework in a Basic Accounting Course," Oklahoma City, OK, March 2006.

 

Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference, “Teaching Business Ethics in an Undergraduate Basic Accounting Course,”  William J. Wilhelm and Alan B. Czyzewski, Cincinnati, OH, November 2005.
 

Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference, “A Quasi-Experimental Study of Electronic Detection and Pedagogical Approaches for Reducing Plagiarism with College Business Students,” Chia-An Chao and William Wilhelm, Cincinnati, OH, November 2005.

 

National Association for Business Teacher Education Research Conference, “A Quasi-Experimental Study of Moral Reasoning in Undergraduate Business Students Using an Ethical Decision-Making Framework in a College Accounting Course," with Dr. Alan Czyzewski, Anaheim, CA, March 2005.

 

Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference, “Teaching Ethics in the Business Environment,”  Arlington, VA, November 2004.

 

Indiana CPA Society Educators Conference, "Effectively Teaching Business Ethics," Indianapolis, IN, April 2004.

 

National Association for Business Teacher Education Research Conference, “Literature Reviews:  Analysis, Planning, and Query Techniques,”  Chicago, IL, April 2004

 

Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference, "Personal Financial Literacy:  Shaping State Education Policy - A Methodological Approach," Indianapolis, IN, November 2003.

Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference, "Determinants of Moral Reasoning:  Academic Factors, Gender, Richness-of-Life Experiences, and Religious Preferences," Indianapolis, IN, November 2003.

19th Annual Conference of Distance Teaching and Learning, "Creating and Online Interactive Learning Environment While Using the Master Teacher Model," Madison, WI, 2003.

 

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Distance Learning Conference, "Faculty Development," Philadelphia, PA, 2003.

 

Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference, "Teaching Communications Online Using the Master Teacher Model," Cleveland, OH, 2002.

 

Association for Business Communication International Conference, "Determinants of Moral Reasoning," Cincinnati, OH, 2002.

 

Delta Pi Epsilon National Research Conference, “Needed Research in Business Education,” Nashville, TN, 2001.

 

National Association for Business Teacher Education at the National Business Education Association Annual Conference, “The Delphi Technique of Inquiry,” Atlanta, GA, 2001.

 

American Educational Research Association annual meeting paper presentation, “A Delphi Study of Entry-Level Workplace Skills, Competencies, and Proof-of-Performance Products,” Montreal, Canada, April, 1999.

 

Arizona Vocational Education Association Conference, “Promoting Your Business Education Program,” Tucson, AZ, 1999.

 

Arizona Vocational Education Association Conference, “Coaching DECA Entrepreneurship Events,” Tucson, AZ, 1999.

 

Arizona State University, Alpha Sigma Chapter, Delta Pi Epsilon, “Current Issues in Education: Workplace Skills that Employers Want,” Tempe, AZ, 1999.

 

Arizona Vocational Education Conference, "Working With the Community to Support Your Program," Tucson, AZ, 1998. 

 

Arizona Cooperative Occupational Education Association, "Recruiting for Your Program," Sedona, AZ, 1996.

 

Arizona Vocational Education Conference, "Jump Right In: Experiences of a First Year Marketing Education Coordinator/DECA Advisor," Tucson, AZ, 1996.

 

 

REFEREED PROCEEDINGS AND COLLECTED PAPERS

 

“Ethics” column in Hamilton County Business Magazine, published six times per year by Hamilton County Media Group, Noblesville, IN, 2011 - present.

 

"Perceived Decision-Making Pressures on Community Bank Chief Executives," with William C. Minnis, North American Management Society 2013 Conference Proceedings, Chicago. 

 

 "Ethical Reasoning Instruction in Undergraduate Cost Accounting: A Non-Intrusive Approach," with Alan Czyzewski, Delta Pi Epsilon Book of Readings 2010, Delta Pi Epsilon National Conference. Little Rock, AR. 2010.

 

"Teaching Business Ethics in an Undergraduate Basic Accounting Course," William J. Wilhelm and Alan B. Czyzewski, Delta Pi Epsilon Book of Readings 2005, Delta Pi Epsilon National Conference. Little Rock, AR:  Delta Pi Epsilon.

 

"A Quasi-Experimental Study of Electronic Detection and Pedagogical Approaches for Reducing Plagiarism with College Business Students," Chia-An Chao, William Wilhelm and Brian Neureuther, Delta Pi Epsilon Book of Readings 2005, Delta Pi Epsilon National Conference. Little Rock, AR:  Delta Pi Epsilon.

 

"Teaching Ethics in the Business Environment:  A Review of the Top Fifty U.S. Business Schools’ Approaches to Ethics Education."  Delta Pi Epsilon Book of Readings 2004, Delta Pi Epsilon National Conference.  Little Rock, AR:  Delta Pi Epsilon.

 

"Determinants of Moral Reasoning," Delta Pi Epsilon Book of Readings 2003, Delta Pi Epsilon National Conference.  Little Rock, AR:  Delta Pi Epsilon.

 

Dissertation:  A Delphi Study of Entry-Level Workplace Skills, Competencies, and Proof-of-Performance Products, Arizona State University, July 1998, (UMI #9836604).

 

FUNDED GRANTS

 

Scott College of Business Summer 2012 Grant Award for research “Perceived Decision-Making Pressures on Community Bank Chief Executives.”

 

Delta Pi Epsilon Foundation, Inc., 2009.  This $6,200 grant is to support continuing research to confirm the reliability of the instructional methodology and resources developed during the research funded by the Lilly Endowment for the integration of ethics education into business courses (see below).

 

Lilly Endowment Promising Scholars Grant, 2006-2007.  Administered through the Indiana State University, this $15,000 grant supports research in the area of cross-discipline business ethics pedagogical practices.

 

Networks Financial Institute, summer research stipend, 2005.  Developed “Money Math” quantitative literacy course for Indiana State University.

 

Networks Financial institute, summer research stipend, 2004.  Investigated how the top fifty business schools in the United States teach business ethics.  Study resulted in published article, “A Review of the Top Fifty U.S. Business Schools’ Approaches to Ethics Education,” in the Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives.

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