The impact of perceived leader integrity on subordinates in a work team environment

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 765-778

  White, Darin W ^a   Lean, Emily ^b  

^a UNION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical decision making; Leader integrity; Teammates; Work teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349124645     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9546-6     Document Type: Article

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