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Guest Editors’ Introduction Individual and Organizational Reintegration after Ethical or Legal Transgressions: Challenges and Opportunities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Jerry Goodstein
Affiliation:
Washington State University Vancouver
Kenneth D. Butterfield
Affiliation:
Washington State University
Michael D. Pfarrer
Affiliation:
University of Georgia
Andrew C. Wicks
Affiliation:
University of Virginia

Abstract:

In this article we set the context for this special issue focusing on individual and organizational reintegration in the aftermath of transgressions that violate ethical and legal boundaries. Following a brief introduction to the topic we provide an overview of each of the four articles selected for this special issue. We then present a number of potentially fruitful empirical, theoretical, and normative directions management and ethics scholars might pursue in order to further advance this evolving literature.

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