Ethical leadership and follower helping and courtesy: Moral awareness and empathic concern as moderators

Applied Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 211-235

  Kalshoven, Karianne ^a   Den Hartog, Deanne N ^b   De Hoogh, Annebel H B ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Business School   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84874562340     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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