"Organizational terrorism" and moral choices - exercising voice when the leader is the problem

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 159-171

  Caldwell, Cam ^a   Canuto Carranco, Mayra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ethical leadership; exit; loyalty; neglect; organizational citizenship; organizational terrorism; voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957979773     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0502-5     Document Type: Article

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