Boak, George ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4489-3096 (2021) Shining a Light on Toxic Leadership. In: Ortenblad, Anders, (ed.) Debating Bad Leadership: Reasons and Remedies. Palgrave Debates in Business and Management . Cham, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 79-89

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Abstract

The term “toxic leadership” concerns unethical and destructive attitudes, behaviors and processes that are initiated or sustained by people in leadership positions. It is associated with damage to individuals and organizations, and often with the failure of executives’ careers. Research into this area has explored “dark side” aspects of personality, and other factors that appear to enable toxic leadership.

This chapter summarizes the academic research into the practices, the effects and the causes of destructive leadership. It suggests that the main value of shining a light on toxic leadership is to alert those who construct and operate corporate structures and processes to take action to prevent, minimize or forestall the damage it may cause.

Item Type:	Book Section
Status:	Published
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
School/Department:	York Business School
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/5938

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