Destructive Leadership

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We have emotions but can’t show them! Authoritarian leadership, emotion suppression climate, and team performance (2020, background): “However, recent research postulates that they are distinct because, unlike authoritarian leadership, autocratic leadership is often not considered destructive or on the “dark-side” of leadership (Dotlich and Cairo, 2003; Harms et al., 2018; Krasikova et al., 2013; Schyns and Schilling, 2013).”
Defeating the Toxic Boss: The Nature of Toxic Leadership and the Role of Followers (2020, methodology): “Thus, the key differentiating factor is the very high intent to harm, either via deliberate destructive influence methods or by successfully influencing others to pursue destructive goals (Krasikova et al., 2013).”
Main and interactive effects of weekly transformational and laissez‐faire leadership on followers’ trust in the leader and leader effectiveness (2019, background): “Another topic of debate is whether intentionality should be part of the definition of destructive leadership (see, e.g., Craig & Kaiser, 2013).”
Destructive Leadership: A Critique of Leader-Centric Perspectives and Toward a More Holistic Definition (2016, background): “Moreover, despite qualitative differences between CWBs and negative influence tactics, similar to other writers (e.g., Einarsen et al. 2007; Craig and Kaiser 2012), we believe both can be involved in destructive leadership processes.”