Analysis of Ethical Leadership and Integrity Development in Local Government: The United States,The Netherlands,Montenegro, and Serbia |
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Authors: | Rod Erakovich Emile Kolthoff |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Business Administration, Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, TX, USA;2. Criminology, Open University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | This research seeks to understand influences on local government integrity development as a control of corruption. Using survey data from public managers in local governments in The Netherlands, Serbia, Montenegro, and the United States, we examined three main areas: integrity policy, leadership, and organizational ethical climate. An important finding was that integrity policy comes from an indirect leadership effect that remains focused on a structural response as the primary source of ethical reasoning more than normative control. Clarity of decisions, consistency in the process of decision-making, and support for anticorruption efforts can be enhanced with a balanced approach to corruption control. |
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Keywords: | Integrity leadership corruption ethical climate decision making |
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