A study of the impact of three leadership styles on integrity violations committed by police officers

Policing

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 587-607

  Huberts, L W J C ^a   Kaptein, M ^b   Lasthuizen, K ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corruption; Ethics; Management styles; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 36249006579     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510710833884     Document Type: Article

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