Leaders, values, and organizational climate: Examining leadership strategies for establishing an organizational climate regarding ethics

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 223-241

  Grojean, Michael W ^a,b,c,d   Resick, Christian J ^e   Dickson, Marcus W ^c,f,g   Smith, D Brent ^c,h,i  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d Phi Group   (United Kingdom)

^e FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g GLOBE Project

^h RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Academy of Management

Author keywords

Ethical climate; Leadership; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 12744252946     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-004-1275-5     Document Type: Review

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