Ghostwriting and the Ethics of Authenticity

• Main Authors: Knapp, John C. (Author), M. Hulbert, Azalea (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Business.; Public relations.; Leadership.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Business ethics.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Business Ethics.; Corporate Communication/Public Relations.

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 ghos...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Authenticity and Ethics in Ghostwriting
• 2. Emergence of a Professional Practice
• 3. Political Communications
• 4. Corporate and Institutional Communications
• 5. Judicial Opinions and the Legal Profession
• 6. Academic Dishonesty
• 7. Scientific Publications
• 8. Book Publishing
• 9. Personal Contexts.