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Leadership, ethics and responsibility to the other. / Knights, David; O'Leary, Majella.
In: Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 67, No. 2, 31.08.2006, p. 125-137.

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Knights, D & O'Leary, M 2006, 'Leadership, ethics and responsibility to the other', Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 125-137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-006-9008-6

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Knights, D., & O'Leary, M. (2006). Leadership, ethics and responsibility to the other. Journal of Business Ethics, 67(2), 125-137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-006-9008-6

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Knights D, O'Leary M. Leadership, ethics and responsibility to the other. Journal of Business Ethics. 2006 Aug 31;67(2):125-137. doi: 10.1007/s10551-006-9008-6

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Knights, David ; O'Leary, Majella. / Leadership, ethics and responsibility to the other. In: Journal of Business Ethics. 2006 ; Vol. 67, No. 2. pp. 125-137.

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