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.

The present study examined the effect of psychological contract violation (PCV) on organizational commitment, trust and turnover intention among the employees of private and public sector Indian organizations. Data were collected from 200 middle-level managers selected randomly from private and public sector organizations in Delhi and National Capital Region of Delhi. PCV was measured by Robinson and Rousseau (1994) scale, Commitment was measured by Meyer and Allen scale, Trust by Robinson and Rousseau (1994) scale and Turnover intention by Cammann et al. (1979) scale. The mean values showed the prevalence of contract violation more in private sector than in the public sector. Regression Analysis showed that the affective commitment, trust and employee turnover were more influenced by contract violation in public sector than in the private sector. On the other hand, continuance and normative commitment were influenced more by contract violation in private sector than in the public sector. The predictors which came out to be significant were for affective and continuance commitment only. Results were interpreted in the light of existing theoretical framework and Indian sociocultural context. The implications for the present research for theory and practice were also suggested.

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.

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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.

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