Shadows of Leadership:The Lived Experiences of Oppressed Followers of Toxic Leaders

Steven Walker; Daryl Watkins

doi:10.33423/jlae.v17i2.2872

Shadows of Leadership:The Lived Experiences of Oppressed Followers of Toxic Leaders

Steven Walker, Daryl Watkins

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National University

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Abstract

Toxic leadership has been shown to have devastating effects on employee performance and also detrimental impacts on employee psychological and emotional health (Einarsen et al., 2010; Kelloway & Barling, 2010; Mackie, 2008; Tepper, 2007). This qualitative research study investigates the experiences of toxic leadership in organizations reported by 175followers. Follower experiences were analyzed through NVivo. Various themes of toxic leadership emerged, and a model of toxic leadership was created. This paperwill discuss the findings of this study.

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics
Volume	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.33423/jlae.v17i2.2872
State	Published - Jul 29 2020

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toxic leadership model
destructive leadership

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Educational Leadership

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