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Mega-correction appears for Florida leadership scholar Walumbwa following six retractions

Fred Walumbwa, the leadership researcher at Florida International University who has retracted six papers for what appear to be problematic data, now has an impressive mega-correction in the form of an “addendum.” The paper, “Relationships between Authentic Leadership, Moral Courage, and Ethical and Pro-Social Behaviors,” was published in Business Ethics Quarterly in October 2011, by … Continue reading Mega-correction appears for Florida leadership scholar Walumbwa following six retractions

Leadership journal to retract five papers from FIU scholar

Retraction Watch has learned that The Leadership Quarterly, a management journal published by Elsevier, plans to retract five papers by a Florida researcher poised to “rock” the field — but probably not quite in the way a press release intended — whose findings in the articles were questioned by readers. The scholar, Fred O. Walumbwa, … Continue reading Leadership journal to retract five papers from FIU scholar

Scientific American faces firestorm after removing blog post about scientist being called a whore

We tend to stick to retractions in the peer-reviewed literature here at Retraction Watch, although we’ve made exceptions. Today’s post seemed like a good reason to make another exception, because while Nature Publishing Group-owned Scientific American is not a peer-reviewed journal, the science blogosphere and Twitter are lighting up this weekend with strong reactions to … Continue reading Scientific American faces firestorm after removing blog post about scientist being called a whore

You will not plagiarise. You will not plagiarise. You will not…but if you do, hypnosis journal will retract

The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis is retracting a 2009 article by researchers who seem to have stolen material from a graduate student — and who are fond of studying memories from past lives in other work. The article, “Norms for the Korean Version of the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form … Continue reading You will not plagiarise. You will not plagiarise. You will not…but if you do, hypnosis journal will retract

Catch Me If You Can: What happens to fake cardiologist William Hamman’s published papers?

It’s a mind-boggling story: A United Airlines pilot claims to be a cardiologist and was eagerly sought after for medical conferences at which he taught doctors teamwork. He shared millions in grants, according to the Associated Press. But as the AP reports, William Hamman wasn’t a cardiologist at all, having never even finished medical school. … Continue reading Catch Me If You Can: What happens to fake cardiologist William Hamman’s published papers?