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An Integral Review of Leadership and Integrity

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Integrity in Organizations

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Several instances of corporate scandals and widespread unethical behavior have been widely reported and covered — for instance, the erstwhile CEO of WorldCom, Bernie Ebbers, was initially considered a model CEO, but unfortunately as events would have it, turned out to lack integrity (e.g., Boyd 2003; Carson 2003; Trevino & Brown 2005). Other infamous corporate scandals also suggest that the leadership involved lacked integrity- the Enron scandal is a very well documented one, and the moral failure of the leadership there has been studied in detail (e.g., Sims & Brinkmann 2003; Tourish & Vatcha 2005).

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Topuzova, L.N., Simha, A. (2013). An Integral Review of Leadership and Integrity. In: Amann, W., Stachowicz-Stanusch, A. (eds) Integrity in Organizations. Humanism in Business Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137280350_20

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