The good, the bad, and the misguided: How managers inadvertently encourage deviant behaviors

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-103

  Litzky, Barrie E ^a   Eddleston, Kimberlya ^b   Kidder, Deborah L ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748772833     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMP.2006.19873411     Document Type: Review

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