The present study explored the relationships among leadership styles, leader's effectiveness and well-being directly as well as indirectly through collective efficacy among the employees of the education industry, the latest entrant on the Indian scene. Ninety full-time employees participated in the study. They were administered the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ; Bass & Avolio, 2004.
PurposeThe present study explored the direct as well as indirect relationships between narcissism personality trait and performance. Two leadership styles (task oriented and authoritarian styles) were identified as possible mediators.Design/methodology/approachNarcissism was measured by using Narcissistic Personality Inventory (Ames et al., 2006), performance was measured by performance scale (Greene-Shortridge, 2008). Sinha's leadership scale (Sinha, 2008) was used to measure task-oriented and authoritarian leadership styles. 273 senior-level managers of a big public sector Indian organization participated in the study. SPSS 22 and SmartPLS 2.0 were used to analyze the data.FindingsCorrelation result shows that narcissism personality trait was positively related to authoritarian leadership style and negatively to task-oriented leadership style, task performance and teamwork dimensions of performance. Task-oriented leadership style mediated the relationship between narcissism and task performance and teamwork more than the authoritarian leadership style.Originality/valueThe study attempts to empirically test the behavioral manifestation of narcissism personality trait as positive or negative and has considered the whole measure of performance which has not been previously explored. Practical implications were also highlighted beside the theoretical concerns.
Narcissism is imbued with emotional dynamism and there is a strong need to assess the linkages with outcomes by analyzing their fusion. The present study examined the relationship between grandiose narcissism and performance through analyzing the mediating role of subjective wellbeing (positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction). The wholesome assessment of performance was done by considering task performance, team-work and cognitive motivational effectiveness among 293 senior-level Indian employees of a big public sector organization. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 22 and Smart PLS 2.0. The correlation results showed that grandiose narcissism was negatively related to performance, life satisfaction and positively related to negative affect. The indirect pathways (through mediation analyses) revealed that negative affect and life satisfaction mediated the relationship between grandiose narcissism and performance. The study effectively contributes to the narcissism and performance literature by presenting clearer pathways of grandiose narcissism (through self-regulated emotions and subjective wellbeing). Practical implications were
also highlighted beside the theoretical concerns.
The purpose of the study is to analyse the relationship of positive and negative affect with emotional exhaustion through the mediating effect of depersonalisation and personal accomplishment (undertaken as coping resources). It was posited that both depersonalisation and personal accomplishment will have an indirect effect on emotional exhaustion as they differ so profoundly. A sample of 291 from the manufacturing and IT sector participated in the study. To analyse the direct and indirect effects, IBM SPSS 25 and SmartPLS 2.0 were used. The findings reflect that affective states stimulate depersonalisation and personal accomplishment distinctly. Depersonalisation was a significant mediator linking affective states and emotional exhaustion. The binges of positive affect and emotion regulation are elaborated through the Broad and Build theory. Personal accomplishment marginally mediated emotional exhaustion. The results also provide support for questionable sequential measurement of burnout and affective bipolarity. The study empirically tested the developmental pathways between affective states and emotional exhaustion in the human services sector, and highlighted a more nuanced understanding of emotional regulation and dealing with burnout. Practical implications, as well as theoretical concerns, were highlighted.
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