Nagler, John Clemens (2025) A Semi-Systematic Review of Interventions against Destructive Leadership. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Destructive leadership is highly prevalent, affecting a significant proportion of the workforce, and it has been shown to lead to various adverse outcomes for employees, organisations, and stakeholders in terms of productivity, performance, and climate. To address this issue, organisations should implement interventions that aim to reduce destructive leadership. To do this effectively, these interventions must be rooted in sound scientific research. However, the literature on destructive leadership interventions is scattered, calling for a comprehensive review of the field. Thus, we conducted a semi- systematic literature review to identify, summarise and evaluate the different interventions (e.g., in terms of quality and effectiveness) aimed at reducing or eliminating destructive leader behaviours (DLB) within organisations. The review identified three intervention studies aimed at reducing destructive leadership in the workplace – two aimed at changing leader behaviour and one aimed at the organisational climate. Two were successful in significantly reducing DLB; one was not. We analysed the quality of these intervention studies and found all to be of good methodological quality. Given this small sample size, we supplemented the findings with exploratory papers - that were not interventions by definition - but established causal relationships with destructive leadership and can inform future intervention development. We integrated the results of the exploratory papers into the broader literature and suggested ways in which these could be used for new interventions. Furthermore, we discussed the importance of a holistic approach to destructive leadership, as well as the strengths and limitations of this research and gave practical recommendations. Keywords: intervention, review, destructive leadership, abusive leadership
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Rus, D.C. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Mar 2025 10:10 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Mar 2025 10:10 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4749 |
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