Dark Leadership Styles: A Conceptual Review

Abstract

In recent years although a developing literature about dark leadership exists, the use of different terms for the concept and the emergence of various leadership styles, which are expressed as dark, indicate that the area deviates from a unifying theoretical framework. This situation creates a complexity about what dark leadership exactly is. To fill the gap in local literature and contribute to a clearer understanding of the related concept, in this study it is aimed to draw a general profile of related literature through some research questions. For this purpose, the conceptualization of dark leadership, dark leadership styles, similarities and divergences between styles were included in the context of literature and the significant issues were mentioned in discussion and conclusion section. The study has conceptual and descriptive method. A recent study on dark leadership, which is directly related to many critical variables for the success and sustainability of organizations, is expected to contribute to future research and practitioners.

Keywords

• Dark Leadership
• Toxic
• Destructive
• Narcissistic
• Abusive Supervision

KARANLIK LİDERLİK TARZLARI: KAVRAMSAL BİR DEĞERLENDİRME

Abstract

Karanlık liderliğe ilişkin son yıllarda gelişen bir yazın olsa da kavrama yönelik farklı terimlerin kullanılması ve karanlık olarak ifade edilen çeşitli liderlik tarzlarının ortaya çıkışı alanın birleştirici teorik bir çerçeveden uzaklaştığını göstermektedir. Bu durum karanlık liderliğin aslında tam olarak ne olduğu konusunda karmaşıklık oluşturmaktadır. Karanlık liderliğe ilişkin gerek yerel yazındaki boşluğu doldurmak gerekse ilgili kavramın daha net anlaşılmasına katkı sağlamak maksadıyla bu çalışmada bazı araştırma soruları vasıtasıyla ilgili yazının genel bir profilinin çizilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaca yönelik olarak karanlık liderliğin kavramsallaştırılmasına, karanlık liderlik tarzlarına, tarzlar arasında benzeşen ve ayrışan yönlere, karanlık liderliğin öncüllerine ve sonuçlarına ilgili yazın bağlamında yer verilmiş ve bulgu niteliği taşıyan hususlara tartışma ve sonuç kısmında değinilmiştir. Çalışma yöntemsel açıdan kavramsal ve tanımlayıcı bir nitelik taşımaktadır. Örgütlerin başarısı ve sürekliliği için kritik olarak değerlendirilebilecek birçok değişkenle doğrudan ilgili olan karanlık liderliğe ilişkin güncel bir çalışmanın gelecek araştırmalara ve uygulayıcılara katkı sağlaması beklenmektedir.

Keywords

• Karanlık Liderlik
• Toksik
• Yıkıcı
• Narsistik
• İstismarcı Yönetim

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