Stigma and settling up: An integrated approach to the consequences of organizational misconduct for organizational elites

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-150

  Pozner, Jo Ellen ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Legitimacy; Organizational misconduct; Settling up; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249125265     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9446-9     Document Type: Article

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