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2021 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

37. Toxic Leadership: Managing Its Poisonous Effects on Employees and Organizational Outcomes

verfasst von : Emem Laguda

Erschienen in: The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Well-Being

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Abstract

This chapter gives an overview of the research on toxic leadership with regard to its definitions and the different ways in which toxic leadership has been dimensioned and measured. The chapter describes predictors of toxic leadership, poisonous effects of toxic leadership on employees, and organizational outcomes as well as a toxic leadership process. The author describes possible ways employees, HR personnel, and organizations may cope with and manage toxic leaders as well as the bright sides of toxic leadership with regard to its positive effects for individuals and organizations. Lastly, this chapter proposes future directions for researchers and practitioners.

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Metadaten
Titel
Toxic Leadership: Managing Its Poisonous Effects on Employees and Organizational Outcomes
verfasst von
Emem Laguda
Copyright-Jahr
2021
Buch
The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Well-Being

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-30024-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-30025-8

Copyright-Jahr: 2021

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30025-8_71

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