Leading by Example: Values-Based Strategy to Instill Ethical Conduct

Years of research clearly shows that relying on traditional organizational power bases is not effective when companies want to promote business ethics and performance. It is not only that the use of legitimate power to establish ethics codes and coercive power to punish employees who do not comply d...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics 2017-09, Vol.145 (1), p.133-139
Main Authors: Nygaard, Arne, Biong, Harald, Silkoset, Ragnhild, Kidwell, Roland E.
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Attitudes
Business
Business and Management
Business Ethics
Codes of conduct
Coercion
Companies
Corporate culture
Education
Employee behavior
Ethical conduct
Ethics
Financial performance
International organizations
Leadership
Leadership training
Management
Metal industry
Mixed methods research
Organizational power
Philosophy
Quality of Life Research
Retail industry
Supermarkets
Teams
Values
Work
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Business
Business and Management
Business Ethics
Codes of conduct
Coercion
Companies
Corporate culture
Education
Employee behavior
Ethical conduct
Ethics
Financial performance
International organizations
Leadership
Leadership training
Management
Metal industry
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Philosophy
Quality of Life Research
Retail industry
Supermarkets
Teams
Values
Work
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