Transformational leadership and leader moral orientation: Contrasting an ethic of justice and an ethic of care

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 179-188

  Simola, Sheldene K ^a   Barling, Julian ^b   Turner, Nick ^c  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethic of care; Ethic of justice; Ethics; Leadership; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 74849127614     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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