Erratum to Being "in Control" May Make You Lose Control: The Role of Self-Regulation in Unethical Leadership Behavior (J Bus Ethics, 10.1007/s10551-013-1686-2);Being "in Control" May Make You Lose Control: The Role of Self-Regulation in Unethical Leadership Behavior

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-14

  Joosten, Anne ^a   van Dijke, Marius ^b   Van Hiel, Alain ^a   De Cremer, David ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

Author keywords

Ego depletion; Moral identity; Unethical leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899441201     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1757-4     Document Type: Erratum

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