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Nathan W Harter

Nathan W Harter J.D.

Professor
Campus: Greensburg
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Department: Organizational Leadership and Supervision
Phone: 812.662.8686
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Biography:

After practicing law in southeastern Indiana, Nathan Harter joined the faculty in 1989 and was both tenured and promoted in 1995. He lives in Greensburg and works at the Adult Learning Center there.

Publications

Articles

Refereed or reviewed publications related to teaching and educational scholarship
a.                   Books and book contributions
(1)               Harter, N. (under review). Why do people want rulers: Social origins of authority.  Political and civic leadership: A reference handbook (R. Couto, ed.). Sage.
(2)               Dark*, M., Epstein*, R., Morales*, L., Countermine*, T., Yuan*, Q., Ali*, M., Rose*, M., & Harter*, N. (2007). A framework for information security ethics education. In Encyclopedia of information ethics and society (pp. 507-512). Hershey, PA: Idea Group Reference.
(3)               Harter, N. (2007).  Bureaucracy; and Bureaucrat. In E. Bonilla-Silva, P. Costanzo, P. Mason, P. McClain, D. Scott, & T. Singleton (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the social sciences (2nd ed.)(7 and 3 msp. respectively). Macmillan Reference, publisher.  
(4)               Harter, N. (2007).  Great man theory; Elite theory; Hierarchy; and Impression management. In A. Marturano & J. Gosling (Eds.), Leadership: The key concepts (pp. 48-51, 67-71, 77-80, 83-86). Routledge.  
(5)               Harter, N. (2006). Signposts at the crossroads: Leadership as symbolism. In Huber, N. & Harvey, M. (Eds.), Building leadership bridges 2006 (pp. 14-27). International Leadership Association. 
(6)               Harter, N. (2006). Clearings in the forest. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press. 248 pages.  (Publisher’s rejection rate is 90%; 500 copies sold in year 1; adopted as a graduate text at Gonzaga University and Alvernia College)Reviewed or summarized in (2006). Integral Review, 3, 23-24. (2006). Midwest Book Review, 16, 8.(2006, August). Integral Leadership Review, 6, 3.(2007). Leadership, 3, 361-365.(2007). William James Studies, 2, 1.
(7)               Harter, N. (2004).  Bureaucracy; Elite theory; History; and Spirituality. In J. M. Burns, G. R. Goethals, & G. J. Sorenson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of leadership (pp. 126-132, 423-429, 662-666, 1476-1482). Sage: Reference, publisher.  
(8)               Harter, N.* & Phillips, J. (2004). Systems theory. In J. M. Burns, G. R. Goethals, & G. J. Sorenson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of leadership (pp. 1515-1520). Sage Reference, publisher.  
(9)               Harter, N. (2002). Seeming to be real: The leader as image. In L. Matusak & C. Cherrey (Eds.), Building leadership bridges 2002 (pp. 104-117). International Leadership Association & Center for Creative Leadership.
(10)           Harter, N. (2002). Preface. In S. Cort. Redeeming your mind. Fairfield, OH: Rising Sun Press.
(11)           Harter, N. (1999). From Simmel's conception of society to the function and form of legal conflict.  In T. Powers & P. Kamolnick (Eds.) From Kant to Weber:  Freedom and culture in classical German social theory (chap. 8).  Krieger.
b.  Refereed journal articles
(1)               Harter, N. (under review). Toward integral approaches to technology-related public policy: Framing the issues for technologists and other stakeholders. Integral Review.
(2)               Harter*, N. & Evanecky*, D. (2007). Ethical perspectives of systems thinking. Journal of Practical Leadership, 1, 10-16. 
(3)               Harter, N. (2007).   Recovering the philosophical anthropology of Max Scheler for leadership studies.  Journal of Leadership Education, 5, 15-30.
(4)               Harter, N. (2006). Leadership as the promise of simplification. Emergence: Complexity and Organization, 8, 4.  (Subsequently included in (2007). J. Hazy, J. Goldstein & B. Lichtenstein (Eds.), Complex systems leadership theory: New perspectives from complexity science on social and organizational effectiveness (pp. 333-348). Mansfield, MA: ISCE Publishing.
(5)               Harter, N. (2006). Voegelin’s ladder. Integral Review, 2, 78-89.
(6)               Harter, N.*, Ziolkowski, F., & Wyatt, S. (2006). Leadership and inequality. Leadership, 2, 3.
(7)               Dark, M.*, Harter, N., Ludlow, G., & Falk, C. (2006). Ethical attributes in computing and computing education:  An exploratory study. Journal of Information Communication & Ethics in Society, 4, 67-75.
(8)               Harter, N. (2003). Between great men and leadership: William James on the importance of individuals. Journal of Leadership Education, 2, 3-12.  (Cited in Reams, J. (2005). “What’s integral about leadership? A reflection on leadership and integral theory.” Integral Review, 1, 118-132, at p. 124)
(9)               Harter, N. (2003). Multiple leaders among volunteers: A case study of Lutherans organizing themselves to offer refuge. Journal of Management Systems, 15, 51-58.
(10)           Harter, N. (2001). Luxury, waste, excess, and squander. Philosophy of Management (formerly Reason in Practice), 1, 75-81.
(11)           Harter, N. (1997).  Shop floor Schopenhauer.  Journal of Management Inquiry, 21, 87-96.  
c.  Reviewed journal articles  
(1)               Harter, N. (2008). Book review: Terry Price’s (2008). Leadership ethics: An introduction. Integral Review, 4(2):133-135.
(2)               Harter, N. (2008).  Book Review: Harsh Verma’s (2006) The Avatar Way of Leadership. International Journal of Leadership Studies, 4(1). http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol4iss1/IJLS_V4Is1_Harter.pdf
(3)               Harter, N. (2006). Springs of leadership. Integral Review, 2, 14-18. 
(4)               Harter, N. (2006). The cry for ethics. Philosophy for Business, 25. Retrieved 20 October 2007 from http://www.isfp.co.uk/businesspathways/issue25.html 
(5)               Harter, N.* & Evanecky, D. (2002). Fairness in Leader-Member Exchange Theory: Do we all belong on the inside? Leadership Review. Retrieved 20 October  2007 from www.leadershipreview.org. (Cited in Northouse P. (2004). Leadership theory and practice [3rd ed.][p. 156]. Thousand Oaks: Sage.)
(6)               Frantz, D. * & Harter, N. (1999). Collegiality: A concept leaders can’t be without. Proteus, 16, 7-10. 
(7)               Harter, N. (1997-1998). The spiral of the American labor movement. Journal of Individual Employment Rights, 6, 141-149.
(8)               Harter, N. (1997). Eric Voegelin on the authority to lead. Modern Age, 39, 21-27.
(9)               Harter, N. (1996). Conservative roots of American labor policy. Labor & Employment News, 1, 1&7.
(10)           Harter, N. (1996).  Glimpses of Agathon:  On teaching Plato's Hipparchus.  APA Newsletter on Philosophy and Teaching, 96, 107-111.
(11)           Harter, N. (1995). Harter’s girdle: Toward an imagery of group cohesion as elasticity. Explorations, 13, 31-43.(12)           Harter, N. (1992). Municipal consolidation: Notes for the small-town practitioner. The Urban Lawyer, 24, 761-774.  

Articles

Presentations

  1. Reviewed conference presentations

    (1)        Harter, N. (2009). Interdisciplinary undergraduate senior course in technological innovation & design. National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) Annual Meeting. Arlington, VA.

    (2)        Harter, N. (2008). The philosophy at work in leadership ethics. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Los Angeles.

    (3)        Strate, M. & Harter, N. (2008). Adapting (to) uncertainty: Twin virtues for leading complex adaptive systems. The Eighth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations. Cambridge University.

    (4)        Harter, N. & Strate, M. (2008). Social entrepreneurs engage in adaptation: Twin virtues for leading complex adaptive systems. Social Entrepreneurship, Systems Thinking, & Complexity. Garden City, NY.

                   (5)        Miller*, J., Harter*, N., & van Selow*, P. (2007). Leadership Learning Lab or L3: Building Human Capital in Rural Indiana.  International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Vancouver.

                   (6)        Harter, N. (2006). In fields of image: Archetypal psychology for leadership. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Chicago

                   (7)        Harter, N. (2006). Leadership as part of the change process.  Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference. Chicago.

                   (8)        Harter, N. (2005). Leadership in a taxonomy of change.  International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Amsterdam.  

                   (9)        Harter, N. (2005).  Leadership as symbolism: A hermeneutic consideration of the causation of human behavior.  International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Amsterdam.

                   (10)      Harter, N. (2004).  The postmodernist challenge to leadership studies. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.

                   (11)      Harter, N. (2004). To lead spiritual beings: Leadership as technique.  Humanities & Technology Association. York, PA.  

                   (12)      Harter*, N. & Frantz, D. (2004). Authentic leadership. University of

                         Nebraska – Lincoln Gallup Leadership Institute Summit.

                         (13)         Harter*, N., Dean, M., & Evanecky, D. (2004). The ethics of systems thinking. 2004 ASEE Conference.  American Society for Engineering Education.  Salt Lake City, UT.

    (14)      Dean*, M., Evanecky*, D., Harter*, N., Phillips*, J., & Summers, M. (2004). Systems thinking: From theory to application. 2004 ASEE Conference. American Society for Engineering Education. Salt Lake City, UT.

    (15)      Steuver*, J., & Harter, N. (2004).  Cyber cheating challenges in web-based courses. 2004 ASEE Conference. American Society for Engineering Education. Salt Lake City, UT. (Cited in Colwell, J. & C. Jenks. [2005]. Student ethics in online courses: Some case histories. Proceedings of the 2005 IL/IN Sectional Conference of the ASEE)

    (16)      Harter, N. (2003). Leaders and elites: The Italian tradition teaches elite theory. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Guadalajara, MX.

    (17)      Harter, N. (2002).  His part in the ongoing conversation: Drath’s latest book on leadership. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference. Seattle, WA.

    (18)      Davis*, B. & Harter, N. (2002). When followers feel let down: Leading the firm back to loyalty. Leadership Excellence: Integrity, Diversity, Community, Scholarship. Center for Leadership Studies. San Antonio, TX.

    (19)      Harter, N. (2001). Seeming to be real: The leader as image. International Leadership Association (ILA) Annual Conference, Miami, FL.

    (20)      Harter, N. (2001). Leadership with a hammer. 2001 Illinois-Indiana Section Conference.  American Society for Engineering Education.  West Lafayette, IN. 

    (21)      Harter, N. (2000). Machiavelli: Father of leadership studies? American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. 

    (22)      Harter, N. (2000). Outpourings. Thirtieth Annual Conference of the Popular Culture Association. New Orleans, LA

    (23)      Harter*, N. & Phillips, J. (2000). The ALLENBURG-BAILIWICK joint water distribution project: Focusing on your interests during conflict. Fifth Annual Leadership Teaching Conference.  Indiana University - Purdue University.  Indianapolis, IN

    (24)      Harter, N. (1999). Churchill asleep and other line-drawing problems: Defining leadership with hard cases. Fourth Annual Leadership Teaching Conference.  Purdue University.  West Lafayette, IN

    (25)      Harter, N. (1998).  Defining leadership.  American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting. Boston. 

                         (26)         Harter, N. (1997).  Against a scientism of management, again.  American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting.  Washington, D.C. (Cited in Campbell, W.F. [1997]. Anti-scientism and liberty in the thought of Ludwig von Mises, F.A. Hayek, and Wilhelm Roepke. Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association)

    (27)      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.

    (28)      Harter*, N., &  Ziolkowski*, F. (1996). The ethics of TQM.

    1996 Illinois-Indiana Section Conference.  American Society for Engineering Education.  Peoria, IL.

                (29)      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. 

                (30)      Bogenschutz*, M., Harter*, N., Steuver*, J., Ferguson*, W., & 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

                            (31)      Harter, N. (1995). Business, behaviorism, and The Bell Curve. Science and Culture.  Institute for Liberal Studies. Kentucky State University. Frankfort, KY.  (The former research director of the Jung Institute in Switzerland, James Hillman, subsequently wrote to Professor Harter, "I loved your talk a lot.")  Invited presentations, lectures, or talks presented at meetings of educational societies, conferences, and other educational institutions 

    a.                   Local

    2005                            “Dedication Address”

    Ceremony for the Greensburg Adult Learning Center, Greensburg Community School Corporation.  Invited specifically by the corporation superintendent.

     

    2003                            “Spiritual Diseases.”

    Brown Bag Seminar Series, IUPU-Columbus.  Follow-up radio interview on John Foster show WCSI, 1010 AM, Columbus, IN.

     

    2003                            “Spirituality and Leadership.” (twice)
                            (a) Student Leadership Academy, Ivy Tech-Columbus.

                                        (b) Brown Bag Seminar Series, IUPU-Columbus. 

    Follow-up radio interview April 1, 2003, on John Foster show WCSI, 1010 AM, Columbus, IN. 

    1996                            “Teaching as a vocation: Max Weber & political correctness.”                                  Brown Bag Seminar Series, IUPU-Columbus. 

                 b.         National                        2009                            “Leadership, Speaking Broadly” (April 21)                                                            ECO 300, Managerial Economics.  Eastern Kentucky University.                         2008                            “An introduction to philosophical anthropology.” (May 21)                                                            Jepson School Summer Institute for Leadership and the Liberal                                                             Arts.  University of Richmond.                         2007                            “On the state of leadership studies” (March 26)                                                            Graduate Division.  Alvernia College.                          2007                            “Imagining leadership.” (February 6)                                                             Department of Business Management. Washington College. 

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