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- Publisher
- Springer Journals
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2004 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
- Subject
- Philosophy; Ethics; Business and Management, general; Management; Business Ethics; Quality of Life Research
- ISSN
- 0167-4544
- eISSN
- 1573-0697
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10551-004-1275-5
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Abstract
This paper examines the critical role that organizational leaders play in establishing a values based climate. We discuss seven mechanisms by which leaders convey the importance of ethical values to members, and establish the expectations regarding ethical conduct that become engrained in the organization’s climate. We also suggest that leaders at different organizational levels rely on different mechanisms to transmit values and expectations. These mechanisms then influence members’ practices and expectations, further increase the salience of ethical values and result in the shared perceptions that form the organization’s climate. The paper is organized in three parts. Part one begins with a brief discussion of climates regarding ethics and the critical role of values. Part two provides discussion on the mechanisms by which leaders and members transmit values and create climates related to ethics. Part three provides a discussion of these concepts with implications for theory, research, and practice.
Journal
Journal of Business Ethics – Springer Journals
Published: May 31, 2004
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