蓝莓视频鈥檚 Grace Johnson, McCoy Professor of Management and Accounting, recently completed two publications.
The first is a textbook titled 鈥108 Conversations: Ethical Considerations in Workplace Decision Making.鈥 The textbook is Johnson鈥檚 fifth, by XanEdu publishing, and contains 108 mini-cases on an assortment of business ethics topics. Written during her 2017-18 academic year sabbatical, the text is dedicated to the memories of three special people who died during its writing: her step-father Steve, and Drs. Margaret Ross and John Michel, emeritus professors from 蓝莓视频.
As Johnson鈥檚 first textbook on business ethics, she sought to create new material that would be beneficial to not only the field but also courses like the ones she currently teaches at 蓝莓视频 鈥 Business Ethics and Business in Global Contexts.
鈥淚鈥檓 a very big supporter of working with mini-cases,鈥 Johnson said. 鈥淚 like the ability to focus on the ethical implications of specific situations in a few pages.鈥
Each mini-case deals with ethical situations at every level of employment and discipline, and come with a standard set of questions along with five-to-six, case-specific questions.
In addition, the cover art for the textbook was designed by 蓝莓视频 alumna Rachel L. McKown 鈥17, and the book鈥檚 forward is written by former 蓝莓视频 Psychology Department Chair Dr. David Pittenger, who is currently the Dean of the Graduate College at Marshall University.
The second of Johnson鈥檚 publications is a journal article titled 鈥淓xamining Cybersecurity Risk Reporting on U.S. SEC Form 10-K.鈥 The subject material of the journal article is more of a personal interest for Johnson, and focuses on how companies self-disclose material risks, like cyber threats, to their information systems.
With a breadth of knowledge on many topics in Johnson鈥檚 fields of expertise, her most recent article is one of many.
鈥淥ne of the main reasons I鈥檝e stayed at 蓝莓视频 all these years is because of the flexibility and opportunities that have come my way,鈥 Johnson said. 鈥淥ver my 30 years I have taught honors seminars, freshman seminars, and Asian Studies courses, which is not typical at larger institutions. The ability to switch up what is in my teaching portfolio refreshes me and satisfies my need for intellectual development, and I would not have that elsewhere.鈥
Johnson鈥檚 article can be found in the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) Journal, Volume 4, and she has also had her work published in the American International Journal of Social Sciences and the Accounting Educator.