Virtuous creativity: The effects of leader behavioural integrity on follower creative thinking and risk taking

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-269

  Palanski, Michael E ^a   Vogelgesang, Gretchen R ^b  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Federal Management Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural integrity; Creativity; Ethical leadership; Psychological safety; Virtues

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055090620     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/CJAS.219     Document Type: Article

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