The Role of Ethical Leadership Versus Institutional Constraints: A Simulation Study of Financial Misreporting by CEOs

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 93, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 33-52

  Chen, Stephen ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CEO's narcissism; computer simulation; ethical leadership; financial incentives; financial misreporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650515872     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0625-8     Document Type: Article

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