Comparative analysis of ethical leadership and ethical culture in local government: The USA, The Netherlands, Montenegro and Serbia

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 596-612

  Kolthoff, Emile ^a,b   Erakovich, Rodney ^c   Lasthuizen, Karin ^b  

^a Avans Fontys Law School   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Local government; Montenegro; Serbia; The Netherlands; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049452643     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513551011078879     Document Type: Article

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