Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Photograph courtesy of Bob Ferguson of The Boeing Company |
Nathan Harter Phone: 812.662.8686 |
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
a. School of Technology, Purdue University |
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1989-present |
Associate Professor (tenured) Department's ‘95 & ’01 Outstanding Tenured Faculty Teaching Award |
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b. School of Liberal Arts, Indiana University - Purdue University at Columbus (IUPUC) |
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1994-1995 | Lecturer: P110, Topical Introduction to Philosophy |
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1994-1997 | Lecturer: P120, Personal and Professional Ethics |
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2003 | Cross-listed: BUS W494, Herman B. Wells Seminar on Leadership |
c. School of Liberal Arts, Purdue University |
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1990-1992 | Lecturer: PHIL 111, Ethics |
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
| 2005-2006 | Interim Assistant Location Director, Columbus / Greensburg (Purdue) | |
| 1985-1990 | Private Practice, Attorney | |
| 1989-1990 | City Attorney, City of Rising Sun, IN | |
| 1987-1989 | Deputy Prosecutor, 7th Judicial Circuit, Ohio County, IN |
EDUCATION
Indiana University School of Law (Bloomington)
J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
Butler University (Indianapolis)
A.B. cum laude, with highest honors in both Philosophy & Political Science
Evanecky, D.* & N. Harter. (2007). Ethical perspectives of systems thinking. Journal of Practical Leadership. (2007). Recovering the philosophical anthropology of Max Scheler for leadership studies. Journal of Leadership Education.
(2006). Leadership as the promise of simplification. Emergence: Complexity and Organization. Dark, M., Epstein, R., Morales, L., Countermine, T., Yuan, Q., Ali, M., Rose, M., & N. Harter.
(2006). A framework for information security ethics education. Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Society. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Reference.
(2006). Voegelin’s ladder. Integral Review. 2:78-89. Harter, N.*, Ziolkowski, F., & S. Wyatt. (2006). Leadership and inequality. Leadership. 2:3.
Dark, M.*, Harter, N., Ludlow, G., & C. Falk. (2006, April). Ethical attributes in computing and computing education: An exploratory study. Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society.
(2003 summer). Between great men and leadership: William James on the importance of individuals. Journal of Leadership Education 2:1.
(2003). Multiple leaders among volunteers: A case study of Lutherans organizing themselves to offer refuge. Journal of Management Systems 15:1:51-58.
Harter, N.* & D. Evanecky. (2002). Fairness in Leader-Member Exchange theory: Do we all belong on the inside? Leadership Review.
(2001). Luxury, waste, excess, and squander. Reason in Practice: The Journal of Philosophy of Management. 1:2:75-81.
D. Frantz * & N. Harter. (1999). Collegiality: A concept leaders can't be without. Proteus. 16:2:7-10.
(1997-1998). The spiral of the American labor movement. Journal of Individual Employment Rights. 6:2.
(1997). The shop floor Schopenhauer: Hope for a theory-X supervisor. Journal of Management Education. 1:1:87-96.
(1996, Fall). Glimpses of Agathon: On teaching Plato's Hipparchus. American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Philosophy and Teaching. 96:1:107-111.
Harter, N.* & Harter, K.J. (1993). Using Aesop's Fables to teach conflict resolution. The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, 59:3:42-46.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS“Bureaucrat” & “Bureaucracy” in Encyclopedia of the social sciences (2nd ed.) (E. Bonilla-Silva, P. Costanzo, P. Mason, P. McClain, D. SCoTt, & T. Singleton, eds.). Macmillan Reference, publisher.
“Elite theory”, “Great Man theory”, “Hierarchy”, & “Impression management” in Key concepts in leadership studies (Antonio Marturano and Jonathan Gosling, eds.). Routledge.
Signposts at the crossroads: Leadership as symbolism. In Huber, N. & M. Harvey (eds.) (2006). Building leadership bridges 2006. International Leadership Association.
(2006). Springs of leadership. Integral Review.2:14-18.
(2006). The cry for ethics. Philosophy for Business. 25.
“Bureaucracy”, “Elite theory”, History”, & “Spirituality” in (2004). Encyclopedia of Leadership (James MacGregor Burns, G. R. Goethals, Georgia J. Sorenson, eds.). Sage Reference, publisher. .
Harter, N.* & J. Phillips. (2004). “Systems theory.” Encyclopedia of Leadership (James MacGregor Burns, G. R. Goethals, Georgia J. Sorenson, eds.). Sage Reference, publisher. 3,000 words.
(2002). Seeming to be real: The leader as image. In L. Matusak & C. Cherrey (Eds.) Building leadership bridges. (International Leadership Association & Center for Creative Leadership).
From Simmel's conception of society to the function and form of legal conflict. In T. Powers & P. Kamolnick (eds.) (1999). From Kant to Weber Freedom and culture in classical German social theory. (Krieger).
(1997). Eric Voegelin on the authority to lead. Modern Age. 39:1:21-27.
(1996). Conservative roots of American labor policy. Labor & Employment News 1:1:1 & 7.
(1995, Summer). Harter's girdle: Toward an imagery of group cohesion as elasticity. Explorations. 13:4:31-43.
Harter, N.* & Harter, J. (1995). Game theory. Abridged in Laskowitz, K. & R. Leavitt (Eds.). A Guidebook on Conflict Management (pp. 18-21). West Lafayette, IN.
(1992, Fall). Municipal consolidation: Notes for the small-town practitioner. The Urban Lawyer, 24:4:761-774.
(1992, October/November). Thinking about diamonds and organizational vision. The Journal for Quality and Participation, 15:6:14-16.
(1991). Balancing act. American Bar Association Journal. 77:58-60.
BOOK(2006). Clearings in the forest. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press.
PRESENTATIONS(November 2006). In fields of image: Archetypal psychology for leadership. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Chicago
(November 2006). Leadership as the promise of simplification. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Chicago
(April 2006). Leadership as part of the change process in Gramsci. Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference. Chicago.
(November 2005). Leadership as symbolism: A hermeneutic consideration of the causation of human behavior. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Amsterdam.
(November 2005). Leadership in a taxonomy of change. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Amsterdam.
(November 2004). The postmodern challenge to leadership studies. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.
Harter*, N., Ziolkowski, F., & S. Wyatt. (November 2004). Leadership and inequality: Ideological fault lines. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.
(October 2004). To lead spiritual beings: Leadership as technique. Humanities & Technology Association. York, PA.
Steuver*, J., & N. Harter. (2004, June 20-23). Cyber cheating challenges in web-based courses. 2004 ASEE Conference. American Society for Engineering Education. Salt Lake City, UT.
Dean, M., Evanecky, D., Harter, N., Phillips, J., & M. Summers. (2004, June 20-23). Systems thinking: From theory to application. 2004 ASEE Conference. American Society for Engineering Education. Salt Lake City, UT.
Harter*, N., Dean, M., & Evanecky, D. (2004, June 20-23). The ethics of systems thinking. 2004 ASEE Conference. American Society for Engineering Education. Salt Lake City, UT.
Harter*, N. & D. Frantz. (2004, June 10-12). Authentic leadership. University of Nebraska – Lincoln Gallup Leadership Institute Summit.
(November 2003). Leaders and elites: The Italian tradition teaches elite theory. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Guadalajara, MX.
(November 2002). His part in the ongoing conversation: Drath’s latest book on leadership. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Seattle, WA.
Davis*, B. & Harter, N. (2002). When followers feel let down: Leading the firm back to loyalty. 2002 On-Line Proceedings of the Leadership Excellence: Integrity, Diversity, Community, and Scholarship Conference. Center for Leadership Studies. San Antonio, TX.
(2001). Leadership with a hammer. 2001 Illinois-Indiana Section Conference. American Society for Engineering Education. West Lafayette, IN.
(2000). Machiavelli: Father of leadership studies. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C.
Harter*, N. & J. Phillips. (2000, March 17). The ALLENBURG-BAILIWICK Joint Water Distribution Project: Focusing on your interests during conflict. Fifth Annual Leadership Teaching Conference. Indiana University - Purdue University. Indianapolis, IN
(1999, March 27). Churchill asleep and other line-drawing problems: Defining leadership with hard cases. Fourth Annual Leadership Teaching Conference. Purdue University. West Lafayette, IN
(1998). Defining leadership. American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting. Boston.
(1997, August 30). Against a scientism of management, again. American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C.
Harter, N., & Ziolkowski, F. (1996, March 15-16). The ethics of TQM. 1996 Illinois-Indiana Section Conference. American Society for Engineering Education. Peoria, IL.
Steuver, J.*, Cort, S., & Harter, N. (1996). Lessons for educators from McDonald's and WalMart. Thriving on Change: Annual Conference. Indiana Association for Adult and Continuing Education (IAACE). Muncie, IN.
Bogenschutz, M., Harter, N., Steuver, J., Ferguson, W., and Clark, C. (1995). Customers driving the bus. Adult Ed Super Highway: Safe At Any Speed. Indiana Association for Adult and Continuing Education (IAACE). Columbus, IN.
McVey, R.S. & Harter, N. (1995). Why a school of technology let us teach philosophy. Boundaries and Bridges: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Among Science, Technology, and the Humanities. Social and International Studies Department of Southern College of Technology and The Humanities and Technology Association. Atlanta, GA.
(1995). Business, behaviorism, and The Bell Curve. Science and Culture. Institute for Liberal Studies, Kentucky State University. Frankfort, KY.
Steuver, J.* & Harter, N. (1994, April). Team equality and conflict skills. Proceedings, 1994 Spring Conference of the Association for Quality and Participation (AQP), Cincinnati, OH.
(1994, May). Rampant chaos: Meg Wheatley on the learning organization. Partnerships to Maximize Performance: Annual Meeting, Indiana Association for Adult and Continuing Education (IAACE), West Lafayette, IN.
O'Connor, T.* & Harter, N. (1994, June). Rumor: Implications for engineering ethics. Proceedings, Annual Conference of ASEE, Edmonton, Alberta.
O'Connor, T.* & Harter, N. (1994, November). Spread fast, die slow: A rumor verification model as self-censorship. Free Speech in a Democratic Society: Where Do We Draw the Line? University of South Florida, Tampa.
Steuver, J.*; Bogenshutz, M.; Harter, N.; Freese, D.; Moll, J. (1993). Customer involvement in integrating stakeholder needs within internal systems design. Kentuckiana Quality Conference, 1993. American Society for Quality Control, Louisville, KY.
(1993, May). Choosing leadership: Public service for the right reason. From personal faith to public service: Christian higher education at its best. Symposium, Anderson (IN) University.
(1993, August). A cautionary tale about the municipal change process. Reorganizing government for the 21st century: The pursuit of innovation – Proceedings, Annual Meeting, American Bar Association Section of Urban, State & Local Government & Government Operations, New York.
(1993, February). The saga of Harter valley. Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Conference on Ethics in America, Long Beach, CA.
Steuver, J.K.* & Harter, N. (1993, February). Ethics decisions in evaluating team performance. Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Conference on Ethics in America, Long Beach, CA.
(1992, February). The hygiene function of conflict. Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference on
Ethics in America, Long Beach, CA.
(1992, February). Fables & myths about conflict. Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference on Ethics in America, Long Beach, CA.
GRANTS AND GRANTWRITINGEthics education in computing – A moral development / constructivist approach
Agency: National Science Foundation
Duration of funding: 36 mos.
Total amount of award: $134,157
Candidate’s role: co-PI
If co-PI, total funding for which candidate is directly responsible: $46,954.95
SEMINARS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SHORT COURSES
| 2005 | A.D. Welliver Faculty Summer Fellow (The Boeing Company)(St. Louis, MO) http://www.boeing.com/educationrelations/facultyfellowship/WFflyer.pdf |
| 2004 | Justice: Philosophical and theological perspectives (Portland, OR). Erasmus Institute Summer Faculty Seminar, University of Notre Dame. |
| 2003 | Malcolm Muggeridge Centenary (Wheaton, IL). Wheaton College, Image & Touchstone journals, and International Studies Institute. |
| 2002 | Faith under democracy (Ann Arbor, MI). The Federalist Society & Ave Maria School of Law. |
| 1999 | Grove City College Summer Institute on Market Economics and Religious Faith (Grove City, PA). |
| 1995 | Freedom and Culture in Classical German Social Theory (Chicago). National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminar, University of Chicago. |
PUBLIC SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS
| (2007). “Imagining leadership.” Department of Business Management. Washington College. |
| (2006-07). “Community and collaboration.” Leadership Learning Lab (L3) community leadership academy sponsored by Indiana Rural Development Grant/SIRRP Partnership Team. Also a member of the curriculum committee. |
| (2005). “Dedication address” Ceremony for the Greensburg Adult Learning Center, Greensburg Community School Corporation. |
| (2003). “The art of almost falling.” Psi Iota Xi National Convention, Indianapolis, IN. |
| (2003). “Spiritual diseases.” Brown Bag Seminar Series, IUPU-Columbus. |
| (2003). “Spirituality and leadership.” Student Leadership Academy, Ivy Tech-Columbus. |
| (2001). “P+P=C: People plus passion equals conflict.” Psi Iota Xi National Convention, Champaign, IL (co-presented with K. Harter). |
| (1996). “Teaching as a vocation: Max Weber and political correctness.” Brown Bag Seminar Series, IUPU-Columbus. |
| (1994). “Learning to trust chaos: Previewing Margaret Wheatley’s Leadership and the New Science.” Brown Bag Seminar Series, IUPU-Columbus (co-presented with M. Bogenschutz). |
EDITING & REVIEWING RESPONSIBILITIES
| 2002-2007 | Reviewer, Annual Conference, International Leadership Association. |
| 2004 | Reviewer, Emerging Issues in Business and Technology. Sponsored by the College of Business and Technology at Western Illinois University. Myrtle Beach SC. |
| 2003 | Reviewer, Emerging Issues in Business and Technology Conference, Journal of Contemporary Business Issues & College of Business & Technology at W. Illinois Univ. |
| 2001 | Reviewer, 39th Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Reviewer, Emerging Issues in Business and Technology Conference, Journal of Contemporary Business Issues & College of Business & Technology at W. Illinois Univ. |
| 2000 | Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Education. |
| 1996 | Member, editorial board, Indiana Alternative Dispute Resolution (Rochester: Lawyer's Co-op). |
| 1995 | Reviewer, Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) – Illinois/Indiana Sectional Conference. West Lafayette, IN. |
| 1992-2000 | American Bar Association’s Central and East European Law Initiative:
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PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
I spent one year as the listserv moderator for the International Leadership Association, and presently I serve as chair of its section on scholarship.
Also, I serve on the Purdue University Faculty Senate 2004-2007, by virtue of which I belong to the University Faculty Affairs Committee, as well as serving as a representative of Purdue University to the IUPUC Faculty Senate from its inception.