Ethical leadership: The socially responsible use of power

Power and Interdependence in Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 338-354

  De Hoogh, Annebel H B ^a   Den Hartog, Deanne N ^a  

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511626562.021     Document Type: Chapter

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