Academics

Faculty & Staff

Martin Calkins, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Management
  • Telephone: 617-287-7031
  • Office Location: M-5-418

Areas of Expertise

Moral theory, International business and management, Social issues in management

Degrees

PhD, Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia
ThM, Weston School of Theology
ThM, Weston School of Theology
MIM, American Graduate School of International Management
BS, Xavier University

Professional Publications & Contributions

  • Martin Calkins. "King Car and the Ethics of the Automobile Proponents’ Strategies in China." Journal of Business Ethics 85, 1 (2009): 157-172.
  • Martin Calkins and Jonathan B. Wight. "The Ethical Lacunae in Friedman's Concept of the Manager." Journal of Markets & Morality 11, 2 (Fall 2008): 221-238.
  • 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.

Additional Information

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 India, and contemporary computer and Internet related social issues.

Professional Activities
  • Chairman. Dissertation Award Committee of Society for Business Ethics, 2009.
  • 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 Ethic
Honors
  • Top four case and case teaching note finalist with Adenekan (Nick) Dedeke: “Mattel, Inc.: Lead-tainted Toys.”: Dark Side Case Competition VII of Academy of Management Conference. Anaheim CA, 2008.
  • Weston School of Theology Comprehensive Examination Passed with Distinction, 1994
  • Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1993-1994