A value-based approach to recognising CEOs with ethical leadership

Global Business and Economics Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 264-271

  Chen, Yi Jung ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CEOs; Chief executive officers; Ethical leadership; Value based leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907922621     PISSN: 10974954     EISSN: 17451329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2009.031173     Document Type: Article

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