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Prevalence of Destructive Leadership Behaviour and its Determinants in Northwest Ethiopia


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Destructive leadership behaviours and their effects on the organisation have received little attention in terms of research and theory development. As a result, the goal of this research is to look into the prevalence and determinants of destructive leadership behaviour in the Awi Zone. The study used cross-sectional data collected from 947 employees in Northwest Ethiopia, using a stratified sampling technique, to achieve its objectives. After the data was analysed through descriptive statistics, it was found that approximately 65 Percent of the public-sector employees in the Awi Zone are vulnerable to destructive leadership. Personal behaviour, ineffective decision-making, management incompetency, and political behaviour were identified as determinants of destructive leadership behaviour. Finally, the researcher recommended that organisations be selective in their hiring and promotion practices, because personal behaviour is the most important factor in destructive leadership behaviour. Furthermore, organisations need to intentionally and consistently promote an environment in which employees feel free to speak up about their leaders behaviour, which they believe violates not only their own, but also the companys values.

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Awi, Determinants, Factor Analysis, Leadership Behaviour, Prevalence
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Eshetu Mebratie
College of Business and Economics, Injibara University, Injibara,, Ethiopia

Abstract


Destructive leadership behaviours and their effects on the organisation have received little attention in terms of research and theory development. As a result, the goal of this research is to look into the prevalence and determinants of destructive leadership behaviour in the Awi Zone. The study used cross-sectional data collected from 947 employees in Northwest Ethiopia, using a stratified sampling technique, to achieve its objectives. After the data was analysed through descriptive statistics, it was found that approximately 65 Percent of the public-sector employees in the Awi Zone are vulnerable to destructive leadership. Personal behaviour, ineffective decision-making, management incompetency, and political behaviour were identified as determinants of destructive leadership behaviour. Finally, the researcher recommended that organisations be selective in their hiring and promotion practices, because personal behaviour is the most important factor in destructive leadership behaviour. Furthermore, organisations need to intentionally and consistently promote an environment in which employees feel free to speak up about their leaders behaviour, which they believe violates not only their own, but also the companys values.

Keywords


Awi, Determinants, Factor Analysis, Leadership Behaviour, Prevalence

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