The Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership promotes and celebrates outstanding research on issues of ethics, accountability, and public leadership. We accomplish this portion of our mission in the following ways:

• The Johnson Award for the Best Paper in Ethics, Accountability and Leadership
  In 2004 the Johnson Institute created the Johnson Award for the Best Paper in Ethics, Accountability, and Leadership. Following call for papers in August of 2004, sixty papers were submitted for consideration.

  A total of six (6) cash prizes were awarded --- two (2) Established Scholar prizes to university faculty, scholars and researchers and four (4) Emerging Scholar prizes to Masters and advanced PhD students.

  Click here for more information about Johnson Institute Best Paper Award winners.

  Click here for more information about the 2008-2009 Johnson Institute Best Paper Competition.

  
  

• Commissioned Papers
  From time to time the Johnson Institute will commission papers from recognized experts on specific topics of interest.

  Click here to view our current commissioned papers.

• Working Paper Series
  From time to time the Johnson Institute will issue a call for working papers, to encourage scholars who have developed promising working papers that have not yet been published in journals or books. Cash awards will be offered to help the scholars refine and develop their research ideas into works of publishable quality.

  Click here to view the Johnson Institute's current working papers.

Look for the announcement of the Johnson Award for the Best Paper in Ethics , Accountability and Leadership on the News portion of our home page.