CEO Ethical Leadership, Ethical Climate, Climate Strength, and Collective Organizational Citizenship Behavior

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-312

  Shin, Yuhyung ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Climate strength; Ethical climate; Ethical leadership; Organizational citizenship behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861409482     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-1091-7     Document Type: Article

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