Leadership Style, Anonymity, and the Discussion of an Ethical Issue in an Electronic Context

International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC)

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-26

  Kahai, Surinder S ^a   Avolio, Bruce J ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

anonymity; collaborative support systems; computer mediated communication; electronic meeting systems; ethics; leadership styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001686791     PISSN: 15483673     EISSN: 15483681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jec.2006040101     Document Type: Article

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