Authoritarian leadership and organizational deviance: the mediating role of emotional exhaustion

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JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT Pub Date : 2024-02-02 DOI:10.1108/jmd-09-2023-0291

Mervat Elsaied

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Abstract

Purpose

This study investigate the correlation between authoritarian leadership and organizational deviance. Furthermore, it seeks to explore the mediating role of emotional exhaustion in this relationship.

Design/methodology/approach

The data were obtained from 398 frontline service employees and their immediate supervisors at 25 five-star hotels. Data were collected on different occasions.

Findings

The results indicate that authoritarian leadership has a positive and significant relationship with organizational deviance. We also conclude that emotional exhaustion mediates the relationship between authoritarian leadership and organizational deviance.

Research limitations/implications

The present research suggests that managers can decrease emotional exhaustion and, consequently, organizational deviance, by avoiding an authoritarian leadership style. Additionally, the theoretical and managerial implications of the present study can be utilized to reduce organizational deviance.

Originality/value

The present study adds to the existing literature on authoritarian leadership, emotional exhaustion and organizational deviance by offering a possible explanation for how emotional exhaustion mediates the relationship between authoritarian leadership and organizational deviance.

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专制领导与组织偏差：情绪耗竭的中介作用

目的本研究探讨专制领导与组织偏差之间的相关性。数据来自 25 家五星级酒店的 398 名一线服务员工及其直接主管。研究结果研究结果表明，专制型领导与组织偏差之间存在显著的正相关关系。研究局限/意义本研究表明，管理者可以通过避免使用专制型领导风格来减少情绪衰竭，进而减少组织偏差。此外，本研究的理论和管理意义可用于减少组织偏差。原创性/价值本研究为情感衰竭如何介导专制领导与组织偏差之间的关系提供了一种可能的解释，从而为有关专制领导、情感衰竭和组织偏差的现有文献增添了新的内容。

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JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT-

CiteScore

7.00

自引率

9.70%

发文量

期刊介绍： ■Competence-based management development ■Developing leadership skills ■Developing women for management ■Global management ■The new technology of management development The Journal of Management Development draws together the thinking and research relating to the role played by managers in their immediate environment, and the ways in which they can widen their responsibilities to take on larger roles. Many companies now appreciate that investment in management development helps to reduce costs, increase sales and improve productivity - so it"s well worth investigating.