Embedding ethical leadership within and across organization levels

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1053-1078

  Schaubroeck, John M ^a   Hannah, Sean T ^b   Avolio, Bruce J ^c   Kozlowski, Steve W J ^a   Lord, Robert G ^c   Treviño, Linda K ^d   Dimotakis, Nikolaos ^e   Peng, Ann C ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84872417520     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0064     Document Type: Article

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