Responding destructively in leadership situations: The role of personal values and problem construction

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 251-272

  Illies, Jody J ^a   Reiter Palmon, Roni ^b  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Destructive leadership; Ethical decision making; Personal values

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549115511     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9574-2     Document Type: Article

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