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The Relationship of Downward Mobbing with Leadership Style and Organizational Attitudes

verfasst von: Aysegul Ertureten, Zeynep Cemalcilar, Zeynep Aycan

Erschienen in: Journal of Business Ethics | Ausgabe 1/2013

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The present study investigates (1) the relationship of different leadership styles (transactional, transformational, authoritarian, paternalistic) with mobbing behaviors of superiors (i.e., downward mobbing) and (2) organizational attitudes (job satisfaction, organizational commitment, turnover intention) of mobbing victims. Data were collected from 251 white-collar employees. Path analysis findings showed that transformational and transactional leadership decreased the likelihood of mobbing, whereas authoritarian leadership increased it. Paternalistic leadership was mildly and negatively associated with mobbing. Regarding the consequences of mobbing for employees’ organizational attitudes, the same analyses suggested that higher perceptions of downward mobbing was significantly associated with lower job satisfaction, lower affective commitment, higher continuous commitment, and higher turnover intention.

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Titel: The Relationship of Downward Mobbing with Leadership Style and Organizational Attitudes
verfasst von: Aysegul Ertureten
Zeynep Cemalcilar
Zeynep Aycan
Publikationsdatum: 01.08.2013
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Journal of Business Ethics / Ausgabe 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1468-2

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