Dr. Weber is a Professor of Business Ethics and Management at Duquesne University and senior fellow at The Beard Institute, having served as the founding director of the Beard Center for Leadership in Ethics for 15 years.   Dr. Weber received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh and M.B.A. from Saint Louis University. In addition, Dr. Weber is the co-coordinator of the Masters of Science in Leadership and Business Ethics, jointly offered by the John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business and the School for Leadership and Professional Advancement at Duquesne University.

Dr. Weber has developed and taught online and face-to-face graduate courses in public affairs management, business ethics, organizational ethics, global ethics, and field-based research in business ethics. He also developed the required Applied Business Ethics courses in Duquesne's MBA program and the Business Ethics course required of all undergraduate business students.  In 2010, he revised and offered the Global Business, Government and Society course for Management majors in the undergraduate program.

In his leisure time, Dr. Weber is avid Pittsburgh Penguins fan and proudly sported a "playoff beard" during the Penguins successful quest for the Stanley Cup in 2009.

Weber, J (2007), "Bribery: It is Wrong,  but Is It Costly Too?", Academy Of Management Executive, In Press

Weber, J, (2007), "Methodologies of Business Ethics Research", Encyclopedia for Business Ethics and Society, In Press

Weber, J, (2007), "Codes of Conduct,  Ethical and Professional", Encyclopedia for Business Ethics and Society, In Press

Weber, J, (2007), "Cognitive Moral Development", Encyclopedia for Business Ethics and Society, In Press

Weber, J, (2007), "Ethics Training Programs", Encyclopedia for Business Ethics and Society, In Press

Weber, J, Derry, R, (2007), "Kohlberg,  Lawrence", Encyclopedia for Business Ethics and Society, In Press

Weber, J, (2007), "Ethical Decision Making", Encyclopedia for Business Ethics and Society, In Press

Weber, J, (2007), "Patient's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities", Encyclopedia for Business Ethics and Society, In Press

Weber, J, (2007), "Dilemmas,  Ethical", Encyclopedia for Business Ethics and Society, In Press

Weber, J, Gerde, V, Wasieleski, D, (2007), "A Blueprint for Designing an Ethics Program in an Academic Setting", Advancing Business Ethics Education in the 21st Century, In Press

Wasieleski, D, Weber, J, (2007), "The Influence of Job Functionality on Ethical Reasoning", 14th Annual Vincentian Conference on Business Ethics

Weber, J, (2007), "Differences and Challenges Due to Religion: The Influence of Confucianism,  Buddhism,  and Hinduism", Global Challenges to Business Ethics

Wasieleski, D., & Weber, J. (2008). The Influence of Job Functionality on Ethical Reasoning. Journal Of Business Ethics.

Weber, J. (2008). The Impact of Corruption on Economic Growth: Does Government Matter? Academy of Management Perspective.

Weber, J., & Gerde, V. (2008). Mission-driven Business School Education at a Catholic University: The Role of Ethics and Sustainability in Curriculum Development, Faculty Recruitment and Extracurricular Activities. Business Education at Catholic Universities, U Notre Dame.

Weber, J., Gerde, V., & Wasieleski, D. (2008). A Blueprint for Designing an Ethics Program in an Academic Setting. In D. L. S. a. D. G. Fisher (Ed.), Advancing Business Ethics Education (pp. 85-101). Charlotte, NC: Information Age.

Weber, J. (2009). Assessing the Integration of Ethics across the Business Schools' Curricula: A Longitudinal Assessment. In Toward Assessing Business Ethics Education.

Weber, J. (2009). Assessing the 'Tone at the Top': The Moral Reasoning of CEOs in the Automobile Industry. Journal Of Business Ethics.

Weber, J., & Gerde, V. (2009). A Model to Audit a Company's Ethics and Compliance Program   Ethikos. Weber, J., & McGivern, E. (2009). A New Methodological Approach for Studying Moral Reasoning Among Managers in Business Settings. Journal Of Business Ethics.

Weber, J. & Greenwood, M. (2009). Corporate Sustainability Reporting as a Research Opportunity. Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois.

Weber, J. & Marley, K. (2009). In Search of Stakeholder Salience: Exploring Corporate Social and Sustainability Reports. Academy of Management (SIM Division), Chicago, Illinois.

Weber, J. (2009). Corporate Executive Performance and Accountability. joint meeting of the Allegheny Chapter of the CPCU and the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Weber, J. (2009). Ethical Leadership: Achieving Individual and Organizational Excellence. Institute for Supply Chain Management, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Weber, J. (2009). Practical Business Ethics Initiatives: Models, Risk and Rewards the Beard Center for Leadership in Ethics at Duquesne University Story. Society for Business Ethics, Chicago, Illinois.

Weber, J. (2009). The Story of Stuff: Becoming a Citizen Activist. 2009 Rotary District 7300 Ethics Symposium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Weber, J. (2009).  Using Exemplary Business Practices to Identify Buddhist and Confucian Ethical Values Systems.   Business & Society Review, 114 (4), 511-540. 

Weber, J., & Gerde, V. (2010). Organizational Role and Environmental Uncertainty as Influences on Ethical Work Climate in Military Units. Journal Of Business Ethics.

Weber, J., & McGivern, E. (2010). A New Methodological Approach for Studying Moral Reasoning Among Managers in Business Settings. Journal Of Business Ethics, 92, 149-166.

Weber, J. (2010). Assessing the 'Tone at the Top': The Moral Reasoning of CEOs in the Automobile Industry. Journal Of Business Ethics, 92, 167-182.

Weber, J. (2010). Moral Reasoning in the Business Context: A View from my Rocking Chair. Journal of Organizational Moral Psychology, 1(2).

Lawrence, A. T. & Weber, J. (2011).  Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethcs, Public Policy. , New York:  McGraw-Hill. 

Dr. Weber's research interests include the assessment of values, moral reasoning and ethical behavior on both the individual and organizational levels. Recently he has investigated corporate social performance, research on health care ethics and values, and ethical issues in technology issues.  He has been published in numerous academic journals, serves on the editorial board of two business ethics journals, and is the co-author of 13th edition of Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy, published by McGraw-Hill, Inc.