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100			_aDowne, James
245			_aWhat determines ethical behavior in public organizations: is it rules or leadership?
260			_c2016
300			_ap.898-909.
362			_aNov-Dec
520			_aLeadership is widely seen as having an important role in fostering ethical conduct in organizations, but the ways in which the actions of leaders intersect with formal ethics regulation in shaping conduct have been little researched. This article examines this issue through a qualitative study of the operation of the "ethical framework" for English local government, which entailed all councils adopting a code of conduct to regulate the behavior of local politicians. Studying local government provides an opportunity to examine how personal and managerial factors combine to influence ethical conduct and to analyze the ways in which ethical leadership is exercised through multiple people in leadership roles (politicians and managers). The article finds that organizations that exhibit consistently good conduct have multiple leaders who demonstrate good conduct but also act to preempt the escalation of problems and thereby minimize the explicit use of ethics regulation. - Reproduced.
650			_aOrganizations
650			_aLeadership
650			_aLocal government
700			_aMorgan, Karen
700			_aCowell, Richard
773			_aPublic Administration Review
909			_a114877
999			_c114871 _d114871