The role of character in ethical leadership research

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 975-978

  Wright, Thomas A ^a   Quick, James Campbell ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Character; Character based leadership; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052971045     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.07.015     Document Type: Note

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