Knapp / Hulbert Ghostwriting and the Ethics of Authenticity

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-31313-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 190 Seiten

Reihe: Business and Management

This book presents an ethical framework which evaluates the legitimacy of the practice of ghostwriting. It explores the connection between personal authenticity and the use of ghostwriters in corporate, political, legal, higher education, and scientific contexts. It then examines the history of ghostwriting as a professional practice and introduces a model for ethical analysis.
In this book, the authors shrewdly address crucial ethical questions such as: When is it acceptable for a leader to claim the words of a ghostwriter as their own? When may this be inappropriate or even dangerously misleading? What are the consequences when public awareness of this practice leads to cynicism about the authenticity of leaders and their communications? And when, if ever, is the use of a ghostwriter ethical? This book will be welcomed by scholars and practitioners alike as an original and timely contribution to the literature of business, politics, and communications.div>

John C. Knapp is President and Professor of Hope College, USA. He is an internationally recognized speaker and the author and editor of several books.  Earlier in his career, Dr. Knapp led a corporate communications firm and founded and directed two university ethics centers. 
Azalea M. Hulbert is a Ph.D. candidate in higher education administration at The Pennsylvania State University, USA where she focuses on organizational, student, and faculty issues. She previously served as Program Manager of a university ethics center, and is an internationally recognized speaker on academic integrity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Knapp, John C.

M. Hulbert, Azalea

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Prologue;5
1.1;What Ghostwriting Is and Isn’t;6
1.2;Modern Profession, Ancient Art;8
1.3;Why This Book?;9
1.4;Notes;10
2;Acknowledgments;12
3;Contents;13
4;Chapter 1: Authenticity and Ethics in Ghostwriting;15
4.1;Communication, Self-Deception, and the Limits of Authenticity;16
4.2;The Problem of Agency;18
4.3;The Challenge of Ascribing Authorship;20
4.4;A Model for Ethical Analysis;22
4.4.1;Is It Ghostwriting?;22
4.4.2;Why Was a Ghostwriter Involved? What Alternatives Were Available?;22
4.4.3;Whose Interests Are at Stake in the Project?;23
4.4.4;What Consequences May Result from a Decision to Use a Ghostwriter?;23
4.4.5;What Principles or Duties Are at Stake?;24
4.4.6;How Might the Ghostwritten Work Affect the Personal Authenticity of the Client?;24
4.5;Notes;25
5;Chapter 2: Emergence of a Professional Practice;27
5.1;Professionalization of Public Relations in the American Context;29
5.2;Ghostwriting and Professional Ethics;32
5.3;The Need for a Professionalized Practice;34
5.4;In Brief: Applying the Ethical Framework;36
5.5;Notes;38
6;Chapter 3: Political Communications;40
6.1;Defining the Parameters of Political Communication;41
6.2;Secretaries, Cabinet Officials, Literary Clerks, and Speechwriters;43
6.3;The Question of Anonymity;46
6.4;The Sorensen Legacy;48
6.5;The Hidden Costs of Political Ghosts;51
6.6;New Media, New Issues;54
6.7;In Brief: Applying the Ethical Framework;55
6.8;Notes;56
7;Chapter 4: Corporate and Institutional Communications;61
7.1;Ghostwriting as a Managerial Function;64
7.2;New Media, New Issues;66
7.3;In Brief: Applying the Ethical Framework;69
7.4;Notes;71
8;Chapter 5: Judicial Opinions and the Legal Profession;74
8.1;The Law Clerk as Ghost: Behind the Curtain of the Supreme Court;75
8.2;The Lawyer as Ghost, Part I: Ethics, Precedent, and the Law;80
8.2.1;Legal Precedent;82
8.2.2;Professional and Legal Ethics;84
8.3;The Lawyer as Ghost, Part II: Judicial Independence;87
8.4;In Brief: Applying the Ethical Framework;88
8.5;Notes;90
9;Chapter 6: Academic Dishonesty;96
9.1;Ghostwriting Versus Plagiarism;97
9.2;Ghostwriting in the Admissions Game;99
9.3;Ghostwriting in the College Classroom;102
9.4;Ghostwriting in the Locker Room;105
9.5;Ghostwriting by Faculty;108
9.6;In Brief: Applying the Ethical Framework;108
9.7;Notes;110
10;Chapter 7: Scientific Publications;117
10.1;Medical Ghostwriting: A Few Definitions;118
10.2;Academic Dishonesty, Sound Business Strategy, or Both?;119
10.3;Defining Scientific Authorship;120
10.4;Building Trust and Transparency;125
10.5;Fraud, or Good Business?;127
10.6;In Brief: Applying the Ethical Framework;128
10.7;Notes;131
11;Chapter 8: Book Publishing;137
11.1;Authorship as Branding: The Unique World of Ghostwritten Books;139
11.2;Identity and the Authentic Self of the Named Author;140
11.2.1;“GhostwritingGate”;142
11.3;The Authentic Self of the Ghost;144
11.3.1;If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer;144
11.3.2;Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story;145
11.3.3;Julian Assange: The Unauthorized Autobiography;145
11.3.4;In Brief: Applying the Ethical Framework;148
11.3.4.1; Is it ghostwriting?;148
11.3.4.2; Why was a ghostwriter involved? What alternatives were available?;149
11.3.4.3; Whose interests are at stake in the project? What consequences may result from a decision to use a ghostwriter?;149
11.3.4.4; What principles or duties are at stake?;150
11.3.4.5; How might the ghostwritten work affect the personal authenticity of the client?;150
11.4;Notes;151
12;Chapter 9: Personal Contexts;156
12.1;Holy Ghost or Ghostwriter?;157
12.2;The Cyrano Effect;160
12.3;Outsourced Entertainment: Art, Music, and Media;163
12.3.1;The Ghosts of Twitter;163
12.3.2;“Keeping It Real”;164
12.3.3;Ghostcomposing;165
12.3.4;Ghostsculpting and Ghostpainting;166
12.4;In Brief: Applying the Ethical Framework;168
12.5;Notes;170
13;Epilogue;176
13.1;Notes;183
13.2;Personal Connection Versus Effect;178
13.3;Requirement Versus Interests;179
13.4;Willingness to Acknowledge Versus Sense of Betrayal;180
13.5;Other Ethical Frameworks;182
13.6;Concluding Thoughts;182
14;Index;184