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This paper approaches the question of corporate integrity and leadership from a civic perspective, which means that corporations are seen as members of civil society, corporate members are seen as citizens, and corporate decisions are guided by civic norms. Corporate integrity, from this perspective, requires that the communication patterns that constitute interpersonal relationships at work exhibit the civic norm of reciprocity and acknowledge the need for security and the right to participate. Since leaders are members of corporate relationships, their integrity will be determined by the integrity of these interpersonal relationships, and by their efforts to improve them.
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Brown, M.T. Corporate Integrity and Public Interest: A Relational Approach to Business Ethics and Leadership. J Bus Ethics 66, 11–18 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-006-9050-4
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