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    Michael G. Goldsby

  2. Virginia Tech, USA

    Christopher P. Neck

  3. Anderson Schools of Management, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-1221, USA E-mail

    Virginia W. Gerde

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Goldsby, M.G., Neck, C.P. & Gerde, V.W. Inner Leadership: A Social Cognitive-Based Approach Toward Enhanced Ethical Decision Making. Teaching Business Ethics 2, 229–247 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009776916685

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