Leaders as moral role models: The case of John Gutfreund at Salomon Brothers

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 327-339

  Sims, Ronald R ^a   Brinkmann, Johannes ^b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ethical climate; Leadership; Organizational culture; Unethical behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141670351     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013826126058     Document Type: Article

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