From what I am finding, it seems to be a basic tenet of management or even coaching.
Quote:
What you permit, you promote.
What you allow, you encourage.
What you condone, you own.
~ mantra
Aside from that, I'm seeing that this person has become associated with it:
Michael Josephson (ethicist)
http://www.gannett.com/go/newswatch/200 ... 0702-1.htm