Research

A principal activity of COLE is encouraging and supporting the exploration of leadership issues and ethical behavior. The following principles provide guidance in prioritizing the research projects that COLE undertakes and the methods applied to those initiatives.

• Generate, collect and synthesize theoretically grounded and analytically rigorous research on the individual, small group, and organization-level factors affecting leadership and ethics.
  
• Generate and collect tools which executives can use to improve the practice of leadership and ethical behavior in organizations.
  
• Emphasize research issues and industry sectors that best fit with the research, teaching, and service missions of Duke University.