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Professor Karin Lasthuizen holds the Brian Picot Chair in Ethical Leadership at the Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington. She is a leading international scholar in ethical leadership, ethics management, and integrity systems within public and private sector organizations. Her research focuses on methodology for investigating integrity violations, corruption, fraud, and organizational misbehavior, with particular attention to contextual factors influencing ethical leadership effectiveness.
Dr. Lasthuizen earned her PhD in Social Sciences from VU University of Amsterdam in 2008 with her dissertation "Leading to Integrity" on leadership and integrity violations within police organizations. She previously served as Associate Professor in Responsible Leadership and Ethics Management at VU University Amsterdam (2008-2016) and worked part-time as a City Councillor for the Dutch Labour party in Arnhem.
- Radboud University of Nijmegen: Political Science
- VU University of Amsterdam: PhD in Social Sciences (2008)
Her research interests span ethical leadership across organizational contexts, integrity violations and organizational misbehavior, political integrity, business ethics, and public administration. She specializes in developing methodologies for researching integrity violations and organizational misconduct, with extensive publications in national and international journals and books. Her work often examines how ethical leadership manifests differently across public, hybrid, and private sector organizations.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent focus on contextual factors in ethical leadership, with growing emphasis on political integrity, cross-cultural comparisons, and generational differences in workplace ethics. Her research increasingly incorporates bibliometric methods to map research landscapes in ethical leadership and organizational behavior, while maintaining strong practical applications for organizational integrity systems.
- VU/FSW Jenny Gierveld Fellowship for talented female scholars (2011)
- Gama Foundation Governance and Policy Studies Endowment Fund grant for Political Integrity Index research (2021)
Professor Lasthuizen actively supervises numerous doctoral students working on diverse ethical leadership topics including political integrity in New Zealand, gender equality in organizations, and police integrity systems. She leads the Political Integrity Index research team investigating integrity violations by politicians and serves as New Zealand's National Partner for the Institute of Business Ethics (UK) global Ethics at Work Survey. Her consultancy work includes advising Te Kawa Mataaho (Public Service Commission) and developing specialized training programs.
She founded the international academic research network on Public and Political Leadership (PUPOL) and offers the popular EdX course "Ethical Leadership in a Changing World" which has reached professionals and students worldwide. Her current major project involves annually releasing a Political Integrity Index for New Zealand to enhance transparency in political integrity, lobbying, and conflicts of interest.
