Actions speak louder than words: The benefits of ethical behaviors of leaders

Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology

Volumn 218, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 225-233

  Tanner, Carmen ^a   Brügger, Adrian ^b   van Schie, Susan ^a   Lebherz, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethical behavior; Ethical leadership; Ethical values; Job attitudes; Work outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650145224     PISSN: 00443409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0044-3409/a000032     Document Type: Article

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