Linda K. Treviño is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Behavior and Ethics in the Department of Management and Organization in the Smeal College of Business at The Pennsylvania State University. Professor Treviño served as Chair of the Department of Management and Organization for four and a half years and currently serves as the Director of the Shoemaker Program in Business Ethics. She holds a Ph.D. in management which has contributed to her unique focus on business ethics as a management issue. Starting with her 1986 conceptual article proposing a model of ethical decision making in organizations, her research on the management of ethical conduct in organizations is widely cited and is known internationally. Her work (more than 90 articles) has been published in the Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, and other top research journals. Her research has also caught the attention of ethics officers and has influenced the way ethics is being managed in organizations. She has also co-authored a widely used textbook with Katherine Nelson entitled Managing Business Ethics; Straight Talk About How to do it Right, published by John Wiley in 1995 (8th edition). Professor Treviño received the best paper award from the prestigious Academy of Management Review in 1993 for her article on the social implications of punishment in organizations. This article was followed by two empirical studies, both published in Academy of Management Journal (1994, 1996). Professor Treviño has taught organizational behavior and business ethics to many students, from undergraduates, to MBAs, to Executive MBAs, to Ph.D.s, and executives. She has also consulted with for-profit and non-profit organizations and has led research projects for Arthur Andersen’s Ethics & Responsible Business Practices Consulting and for the Ethics Resource Center Fellows Program where she led the Academic Fellows for six years (until 2010). She has spoken to many academic and practitioner audiences and continues an active research program. She has also published a book on academic integrity with colleagues Donald McCabe and Kenneth Butterfield (Johns Hopkins University Press, Fall 2012). With coauthors, she has received the best paper award from the Social Issues Division of the Academy of Management three times, was nominated for the best paper award by Academy of Management Journal in 2000, received the best paper award from the Academy of Management Learning and Education in 2007, and was the Connelly Visiting Scholar in Business Ethics at Georgetown University in 1995. In 2007, she was elected a member of the Academy of Management Fellows, a group that recognizes members of the Academy of Management who have made significant contributions to the science and practice of management. Professor Treviño also served on the AACSB’s task force on ethics in the curriculum and served as the Academy of Management Ethics Ombudsperson from 2006-2009. Professor Treviño served as Associate Editor of Business Ethics Quarterly and she currently serves on its board and the editorial review board of Personnel Psychology. She also served a two-year term as Associate Editor of Academy of Management Review. She has served as Division Chair for the Social Issues in Management Division of the Academy of Management and served on the Advisory Board to the Center for Ethics in Financial Services of the American College from 2011 - 2015. She also served on the steering committee of EthicalSystems.Org, an effort to introduce organizations to a new way of thinking about ethics and compliance in organizations. Ethisphere named her one of the 100 most influential people in business ethics in 2015. In 2018, her research was found to be among the most impactful in terms of its presence in Management textbooks and her research was ranked in the top 1% by citations of multiple highly cited papers in Web of Science from 2006 – 2016. In 2019, she received the Eminent Leadership Scholar Award from the Network of Leadership Scholars.
Expertise
Professor Trevino's research focuses on understanding ethical and unethical conduct in work organizations. Her current research includes work on ethical culture, ethical leadership, moral disengagement, impacts on and outcomes of speaking up in organizations, and identity issues as they relate to ethics officers and dyslexics in the workplace. She also studies academic integrity issues including honor codes as organizational change initiatives.
Education
Ph D in Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 1987-08-01
Courses Taught
B A 504 – Ethical Leadership
This course introduces students to their ethical responsibilities as business leaders.
B A 574 – Business Research
A project paper, comparable in quality and scope of work to a graduate thesis, on problems of a company.
B A 597E – Sustainable Business Strategies (E)
Special topics course.
ENTR 596 – Individual Studies
Creative projects, including nonthesis research, that are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
MGMT 451 – Bus Eth and Soc
Advanced examination of social, ethical, legal, economic, equity, environmental, public policy, and political influences on managerial DECISIONS AND STRATEGIES. MGMT 451W Business, Ethics, and Society (3) Focuses on the knowledge, skills, and perspectives that a manager must have in order to deal with the social, legal, ethical, and political demands in society. Ecological, ethical, and public policy dimensions of various managerial decisions are examined.
MGMT 451W – Bus Eth and Soc (W)
Advanced examination of social, ethical, legal, economic, equity, environmental, public policy, and political influences on managerial DECISIONS AND STRATEGIES. MGMT 451W Business, Ethics, and Society (3) Focuses on the knowledge, skills, and perspectives that a manager must have in order to deal with the social, legal, ethical, and political demands in society. Ecological, ethical, and public policy dimensions of various managerial decisions are examined.
MGMT 451W – Business, Ethics, and Society (W)
Advanced examination of social, ethical, legal, economic, equity, environmental, public policy, and political influences on managerial decisions and strategies.
MGMT 494 – Research Project
Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
MGMT 494H – Honors Research Project (H)
Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
MGMT 528 – Sem Org Beh
Current theoretical and research issues applicable to the study of individual and group behavior within organizational settings.
MGMT 528 – Seminar in Organizational Behavior
Current theoretical and research issues applicable to the study of individual and group behavior within organizational settings.
MGMT 590 – Colloquium
MGMT 596 – Individual Studies
Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
MGMT 600 – Thesis Research
MGMT 601 – Ph.D Dis Full-Time
NO DESCRIPTION.
MGMT 601 – PH.D. DISSERTATION FULL-TIME
NO DESCRIPTION.
MGTBL 451W – Business, Ethics, and Society (W)
Selected Publications
Trevino L. K., Nelson K. "Managing Business Ethics 9th Edition" 2026-04-01
Chen A., Joshi A., Trevino L. K., Caliguri M. "“Hireability” prospects for known bystander reporters of sexual harassment: Moral character, agreeableness, and gender effects" Journal of Organizational Behavior, vol. 45, 2024-09-01
Trevino L. K., Bishop D., Kreiner G., Murphy C. "Growth through ethical role identity work: The case of ethics and compliance officers" Journal of Business Ethics, 2024-09-01
Trevino L. K., den Nieuwenboer N., Kish-Gephart J. "A positive behavioural perspective on organizationisational integrity" Research Handbook of Organisational Integrity, 2024-01-01
Trevino L. K. "Moral reasoning" Handbook on the Psychology of Morality, 2024-01-01
Chen A., Trevino L. K. "The consequences of ethical voice inside the organization: An integrative review." Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 108, 2023-08-01
Mitchell M., Rivera G., Trevino L. K. "Unethical Leadership: A Review and Research Agenda" Personnel Psychology, vol. 76, 2023-07-01
Bishop D., Gioia D. A., Trevino L. K., Kreiner G. "Falling from media grace: Telling lessons for leaders in modern times." Business Horizons, vol. 66, 2023-01-01
Crossley C., Taylor S., Trevino L. K. "Welcome to the Club: The Role of Unethical Behavior and Leader Prototypicality in Promotion and Derailment Decisions" Journal of Organizational Behavior, vol. 44, 2023-01-01
Chen, Trevino L. K. "Promotive and prohibitive ethical voice: Coworker emotions and support for the voice." Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 107, 2022-01-01
denNieuwenboer N., Kish-Gephart J., Trevino L. K., Peng A., Reychav I. "The dark side of status at work: perceived status importance, envy and interpersonal deviance." Business Ethics Quarterly, vol. 2022, 2022-01-01
den Nieuwenboer N., Tenbrunsel A., Trevino L. K. "Behavioral ethics: the science." Villanova Law Review, vol. 65, 2021-01-01
Bishop D., Gioia D. A., Eury J., Trevino L. K., Kreiner G. "In the Heart of a Storm: Leveraging Personal Relevance Through “Inside-Out” Research." Academy of Management Perspectives, vol. 35, 2021-01-01
den Nieuwenboer N., Tenbrunsel A., Trevino L. K. "Lessons Learned From Research" Villanova Law Review, vol. 66, 2021-01-01
Bishop D., Trevino L. K., Gioia D. A., Kreiner G. "Leveraging a recessive narrative to transform Joe Paterno’s image: Media sensebreaking, sensemaking, and sensegiving during scandal" Academy of Management Discoveries, vol. 6, 2021-01-01
Trevino L. K. "Managing Business Ethics" 2021-01-01
Chen A., Trevino L. K., Humphrey S. E. "Ethical champions, emotions, framing, and team ethical decision making." Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 105, 2020-01-01
Bishop D., Trevino L. K., Gioia D. A., Kreiner G. "Response to commentaries on leveraging a recessive narrative to transform Joe Paterno’s image: Media sensebreaking, sensemaking, and sensegiving during scandal." Academy of Management Discoveries, vol. 6, 2020-01-01
Mitchell M. S., Reynolds S., Trevino L. K. "The study of behavioral ethics within organizations: A special issue introduction" Personnel Psychology, vol. 73, 2020-01-01
Trevino L. K., den Nieuwenboer N. "How to avoid becoming the next Wells Fargo" Ethicalsystems.org website, 2019-01-14
Kish-Gephart J., Trevino L. K., Chen A., Tilton J. "Behavioral business ethics: The journey from foundations to future." Weber and D. Wasieleski (Eds). Business & Society 360, Volume 3, Business Ethics., 2019-01-01
Hess M., Trevino L. K., Chen A. "Beyond Silence or Compliance: The Complexities of Reporting a Friend for Misconduct" European Business Ethics Review, vol. 29, 2019-01-01
Eury J., Trevino L. K. "Building a culture of honor and integrity in a business school" Journal of Management Education, vol. 43, 2019-01-01
den Nieuwenboer N., Trevino L. K. "Human resources and ethics management: Partners in (reducing) crime." in Wilkinson, A., Bacon, N. & Lepak, D. eds. Sage Handbook of Human Resource Management 2nd ed., 2019-01-01
Eury J., Kreiner G., Trevino L. K., Gioia D. A. "The Past is Not Dead: Legacy Identification and Alumni Ambivalence in the Penn State Scandal" Academy of Management Journal, 2018-06-01
Trevino L. K. "Ethical climate and culture" Routledge Companion to Business Ethics, 2018-01-01
Trevino L. K., Haidt J., Filabi A. "Regulating for Ethical Culture" Behavioral Science and Policy, 2018-01-01
Trevino L. K. "Role model" Routledge Companion to Business Ethics, 2018-01-01
Trevino L. K. "The invisible role of middle management: Unethical behaviour and unrealistic expectations." Culture Essay Collection compiled by the Culture & Governance Team and Behavioural Economics & Data Science Unit Financial Conduct Authority., 2018-01-01
den Nieuwenboer N., Vieira da Cunha J., Trevino L. K. "Middle managers and corruptive routine translation: The social production of deceptive performance" Organization Science, 2017-10-01
Trevino L. K., Nelson K. "Managing Business Ethics 7th Edition" 2017-03-01
Haidt J., Trevino L. K. "Make business ethics a cumulative science" Nature Human Behavior, 2017-02-01
Trevino L. K. "The Ethics of Managers and Employees" 2017-01-01
Zhu W., Trevino L. K., Zheng X. "Ethical leaders and their followers: The transmission of moral attentiveness and moral identity" Business Ethics Quarterly, vol. 26, 2016-01-01
Zhu W., Chao M., Trevino L. K., He H. "Ethical Leadership and follower voice and performance: The role of follower identifications and entity morality beliefs" Leadership Quarterly, vol. 26, 2015-01-01
Gephart J., Detert J., Trevino L. K., Baker V., Martin S. "Situational moral disengagement: Can the effects of self-interest be mitigated?" Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 125, 2014-04-01
Trevino L. K., Gephart J. K., den Nieuwenboer N. "(un)ethical behavior in organizations" Annual Review of Psychology, 2014-01-01
Trevino L. K., den Nieuwenboer N., Kreiner G., Bishop D. "A grounded theory study of legitimacy work among ethics and compliance officers" Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, vol. 123, 2014-01-01
Trevino L. K., Brown M. E. "Ethical leadership" Oxford Handbook of Leadership and Organizations, 2014-01-01
Trevino L. K., Nelson K. "Managing Business Ethics 6th Edition" 2014-01-01
Hannah S., Schaubroeck J., Peng A., Lord R., Trevino L. K., Kozlowski S., Avolio B. J., Dimotakis n., Doty J. "Joint influences of indivdiual and work unit abusive supervision on ethical intentions and behaviors: A moderated mediation model" Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 98, 2013-07-01
Brown M. E., Trevino L. K. "Do role models matter? An investigation of role modeling as an antecedent of perceived ethical leadership" Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 122, 2013-06-01
Chin M., Hambrick D. C., Trevino L. K. "Political ideologies of CEOs: The influence of executives' values on corporate social responsibility" Administrative Science Quarterly, vol. 58, 2013-06-01
Mayer D., Nurmohamed S., Trevino L. K., Shapiro D., Schminke M. "Encouraging employees to report unethical conduct internally: It takes a village" Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, vol. 121, 2013-05-01
Gehman J., Trevino L. K., Garud R. B. "Values work: A process study of the emergence and performance of organizational values practices." Academy of Management Journal, vol. 56, 2013-02-01
Trevino L. K. "Ethical decision making--interactionist model" E. Kessler (Ed.) Encyclopdia of Management Theory, 2013-01-01
McCabe D., Butterfield K., Trevino L. K. "Cheating in college: Why students do it and what educators can do about it" Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012-09-01
Schaubroeck J., Hannah S., Avolio B., Kozlowski S., Lord R., Trevino L. K., Dimotakis N., Peng C. "Embedding ethical leadership within and across organization levels." Academy of Management Journal, vol. 55, 2012-01-01
Jordan J., Brown M., Trevino L. K. "Somebody to Look Up To: Executive Follower Ethical Reasoning and Perceptions of Ethical Leadership" Journal of Management, vol. 39, 2012-01-01
Moore C., Detert J., Trevino L. K., Baker V., Mayer D. "Why employees do bad things: Moral disengagement and unethical organizational behavior" Personnel Psychology, 2012-01-01
Andiappan M., Trevino L. K. "Beyond righting the wrong: Supervisor/subordinate reconciliation after an injustice" Human Relations, vol. 64, 2011-01-01
Gephart J., Harrison D., Trevino L. K. "Bad apples, bad cases, and bad barrels: Meta-analytic evidence about sources of unethical decisions at work: Understanding calculated and impulsive pathways" Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 95, 2010-01-01
Trevino L. K. "Navigating Business Ethics: Smoother Sailing Ahead" Business Ethics Quarterly, 2010-01-01
Trevino L. K., Weaver G. "Punishment in organizations: descriptive and normative perspectives." Managerial ethics: Managing the psychology of morality, 2010-01-01
Gephart J., Detert J., Trevino L. K., Edmondson A. "Silenced by Fear: The Nature, Sources, and Consequences of Fear at Work." Research in Organizational Behavior, vol. 29, 2010-01-01
Detert J., Trevino L. K. "Speaking up to higher ups: How supervisors and skip-level leaders influence employee voice" Organization Science, vol. 21, 2010-01-01
Chen G., Trevino L. K., Hambrick D. C. "CEO Elitist Association: Toward a New Understanding of an Executive Behavioral Pattern" Leadership Quarterly, vol. 20, 2009-06-01
Brown M., Trevino L. K. "Leader-follower values congurence: Are socialized charismatic leaders better able to achieve it?" Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 94, 2009-03-01
Ashforth B., Gioia D. A., Robinson S., Trevino L. K. "Re-Viewing Corruption. [Introductory Article to the Special Topic Forum on Corruption in Organizations]" Academy of Management Review, vol. 33, 2008-07-01
Trevino L. K., Weaver G., Brown M. "It's lovely at the top: Hierarchial levels, identities, and perceptions of organizational ethics" Business Ethics Quarterly, vol. 18, 2008-04-01
Detert J., Baker V., Trevino L. K. "Moral disengagement in ethical decision making: A study of antecedents and outcomes" Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 93, 2008-01-01
Trevino L. K. "Why review? Because reviewing is a professional responsibility." Academy of Management Review, vol. 33, 2008-01-01
Loviscky G., Trevino L. K., Jacobs R. "Assessing managers' ethical decision making: An objective measure of managerial moral judgment." Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 73, 2007-01-01
Trevino L. K., Brown M. E. "Ethical leadership" Positive Organizational Behavior: Accentuating the Positive atWorik, 2007-01-01
Trevino L. K., Brown M. "Is values-based leadership ethical leadership?" Emerging perspectives on values in organizations, 2007-01-01
Detert J., Trevino L. K., Burris E., Andiappan M. "Managerial models of influence and counterproductivity in organizations: A longitudinal business unit-level investigation." Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 92, 2007-01-01
Trevino L. K. "Corporate ethics and compliance programs"