{"id":3135,"date":"2025-07-23T08:13:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.laverne.edu\/news\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:35:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T23:35:31","slug":"research-spotlight-the-dark-side-of-organizational-leadership-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/business.laverne.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/23\/research-spotlight-the-dark-side-of-organizational-leadership-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Spotlight: The Dark Side of Organizational Leadership in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe Dark Side of Organizational Leadership in Brazil: Perception, Causes, and Consequences<\/strong>,\u201d co-authored by Issam Ghazzawi<\/a> (University of\u00a0 La Verne), Fengmei Gong<\/a> (University of La Verne), Aldo Brunhara<\/a> (International Business School Americas), and Ricardo Britto<\/a> (International Business School Americas) has been published<\/a> in the Global Journal of Business Disciplines<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This study surveyed 216 managers who participated in a professional development program. Participants were asked to to assess their perception and experience of destructive leadership behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n

68%<\/strong> of the participants reported encountering a destructive leader at some point in their careers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is a destructive leader?<\/h3>\n

The most-cited behavior of a destructive leader was autocratic behavior<\/strong>, mentioned by nearly 80% of participants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Behavior<\/td>\nPercentage of participants who mentioned the behavior<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Behaves in an autocratic way<\/td>\n79.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cannot effectively deal with subordinates<\/td>\n73.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Displays inconsistent\/erratic behavior<\/td>\n66.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Demonstrates poor interpersonal behavior<\/td>\n65.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Micromanages<\/td>\n65.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Has poor ethics\/integrity<\/td>\n60.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Has poor communication skills<\/td>\n60.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Displays poor personal behavior<\/td>\n60.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lacks strategic skills<\/td>\n56.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Engages in excessive political behavior<\/td>\n49.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Does not use technology appropriately<\/td>\n34.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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What are the consequences of destructive leader behavior?<\/h3>\n

Participants reported that the behavior listed above negatively affected morale and motivation. Specifically,<\/p>\n