Bad Apples, Bad Barrels, and Broken Followers? An Empirical Examination of Contextual Influences on Follower Perceptions and Reactions to Aversive Leadership

Research on destructive leadership has largely focused on leader characteristics thought to be responsible for harmful organizational outcomes. Recent findings, however, demonstrate the need to examine important contextual factors underlying such processes. Thus, the present study sought to determin...

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Authors: Thoroughgood, Christian N. (Author) ; Hunter, Samuel T. (Author) ; Sawyer, Katina B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2011
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 100, Issue: 4, Pages: 647-672
Further subjects:B romance of leadership
B Leadership
B destructive leadership
B Organizational Climate
B gender and leadership
B aversive leadership
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