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The Value of Ethical Leadership (Is) in Its Context

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  • Karin Lasthuizen

    (Wellington School of Business and Government, The Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6012, New Zealand)

  • Iris van Eeden Jones

    (Wellington School of Business and Government, The Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6012, New Zealand)

  • Elmé Vivier

    (Department of Management, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4BU, UK)

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Ethical leadership has become an essential pillar in the discourse of business management and administrative sciences [...]

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  • Karin Lasthuizen & Iris van Eeden Jones & Elmé Vivier, 2025. "The Value of Ethical Leadership (Is) in Its Context," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-7, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jadmsc:v:15:y:2025:i:3:p:112-:d:1615407
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