The effects of ethical leadership on manager job satisfaction, commitment, behavioral outcomes, and firm performance

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1020-1026

  Kim, Woo Gon ^a   Brymer, Robert A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective organizational commitment; Ethical leadership; Extra effort; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958803368     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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