A CONSEQUENCE OF TOXIC LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEES’ BEHAVIOUR: AN INDEPTH LITERATURE REVIEW

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Published Oct 21, 2021
EMILY MARIA K JOSE

Abstract

Leadership has a crucial impact on employees’ behavior, attitude towards work-life. The role of a leader is not to make employees follow them but to empower and lead the team. A leader is a person who acts as a lead to the group and by encourage, guide, direct employees, and influences the behavior of people. The working environment of every organization is different from each other.  This literature review looks at the cause-and-effect relationship of Toxic Leadership and Employee behavior. Toxic leaders always think about a leader’s perspective and never consider employees' ideas and thoughts. It can affect employees’ workplace performance and output. To reduce the negative energy spreading due to toxic leaders on other employees and to increases overall work performance.

This paper aims to understand the consequences of toxic leadership. Identifying that, toxic attitude of a leader will impact on employees' behavior, mainly the performance and intention of employees to stay due to Toxic Leadership.  This study is based on secondary data analysis This research paper, reviewed Leadership, Toxic Leadership, Employees Behaviour, and workplace Behaviour published between 2001 to 2020. So, it is very necessary to keep the workplace positive is an important factor in the modern scenario. To provide resources to employees and ensure that they had emotional and mental resources to face the situation and coping up with the organization to create a positive outlook.

KEYWORDS: Leadership, Toxic Leadership, Employees Behaviour, and workplace Behaviour, Management behavior   

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K JOSE, E. M. (2021). A CONSEQUENCE OF TOXIC LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEES’ BEHAVIOUR: AN INDEPTH LITERATURE REVIEW. SPAST Abstracts, 1(01). Retrieved from https://spast.org/techrep/article/view/2678
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SMH1: Management