Creating a Family or Loyalty-Based Framework: The Effects of Paternalistic Leadership on Workplace Bullying

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-231

  Soylu, Soydan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benevolence; Ethical climate; Loyalty expectation; Paternalistic leadership; Workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952693534     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0651-6     Document Type: Article

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