Department Chair of Management, Professor of Business Ethics
- PhD, University of Washington, Business Ethics
- MA, University of Limerick, International Studies
- BA, University of Pittsburgh, Political Science
Tara Ceranic Salinas, PhD, is a professor of business ethics and the department chair of management at the University of San Diego's Knauss School of Business. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on business ethics, women in management, corporate culture, and leadership.
Her research primarily focuses on understanding what motivates ethical behavior in a variety of contexts and it appears in Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Ethics Education, North American Case Research Journal, Encyclopedia of Business Ethics, Ivey Business School and various books and conference proceedings.
Professor Salinas is currently working on research that aims to understand how personal values impact well-being and happiness as well as the role integrity plays in moral behavior. She explores these ideas via her monthly blog in Psychology Today.
After completing a five-year term on the Executive Board of the International Association for Business and Society (IABS), Professor Salinas was named an IABS Fellow. In addition to reviewing for various journals and conferences in her academic discipline, she serves as the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Business Ethics Education.
Areas of Expertise
Business ethics, Ethical Decision-Making, Corporate Culture, Gender in Organizations, Gen Z in the workplace, Leading with Confidence
Awards
- Steber Professor, 2019/20
- Gamma Phi Beta Professor of the Year, 2016
- USD School of Business Service Award, 2014
- USD School of Business Teaching Award, 2011, 2013
- USD School of Business Dual Excellence in Research and Teaching Award, 2012
Selected Publications
- Sgoutas-Emch, S., Liu, J., Meyskens, M., Salinas, T., Friedman, J., Myers, P. (2020) Building Faculty SoTL Skills Through a Multi- and Interdisciplinary Writing Community of Practice.
- Montiel, I., Ceranic, T. (2015) Cooking Up Solutions to Climate Change: The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurs, Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Reynolds, S., Ceranic, T. (2009) On the causes and conditions of moral behavior: Why is this all we know?, Information Age Publishing.
- Litzky, B., Salinas, T., Godshalk, V., Keiser, L. (2024) Applying Character Strengths in Business Ethics Exercises: A Collaborative Workshop, Journal of Business Ethics Education .
- Sekhon, T., Love, E., Ceranic, T. (2022) Do well, do good, and know your audience: The double-edged sword of formalistic CSR framing on short and long-term brand perceptions, Journal of Product and Brand Management.