A cross-cultural examination of the endorsement of ethical leadership

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 345-359

  Resick, Christian J ^a   Hanges, Paul J ^b,d,e   Dickson, Marcus W ^c,f   Mitchelson, Jacqueline K ^c,f  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Florida International University ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross culture studies; Ethical leadership; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 32144434937     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-3242-1     Document Type: Article

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