The relationship between "dark side" dispositions, derailment potential, and turnover

Despite the recognized importance of tourism as an engine of economic growth in developed countries, research on the antecedents of innovation in this sector has been sparse, especially in the context of tourism clusters. Scholars have suggested that social capital is a key determinant of firm innovation in the context of tourism clusters, but empirical evidence has been lacking. The aim of this article is to empirically study the interplay between social capital and innovation in the context of tourism clusters at firm level. More specifically, we analyzed the effects of closed networks and diverse networks on firm innovation using a sample of 215 hospitality and tourism firms located in the World Heritage Cities of Spain. Results showed an inverted-U-shaped relationship between closed networks and firm innovation. Consistent with existing literature, these findings suggest that whereas a certain degree of strength and density helps to promote innovation, a critical point may exist beyond which innovation stabilizes or deteriorates when the information of the network becomes too redundant. In addition, we found that diverse networks positively moderated the relationship between closed networks and firm innovation. In other words, structural holes appear to mitigate the negative effects arising from excess strength and density and encourage the development of innovations beyond what a firm relying solely on closed networks could achieve. In practice, these results suggest firms in tourism clusters should not exclusively focus on typical closed networks but also create connections with diverse agents to maximize their potential for innovation.

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The dark side of empathy: Meta‐analysis evidence of the relationship between empathy and depression

PsyCh Journal ◽

10.1002/pchj.482 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Zhiqiang Yan ◽

Xiao Zeng ◽

Jinlong Su ◽

Xiaoxi Zhang

Keyword(s):

Meta Analysis ◽

Dark Side ◽

The Relationship

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Cooperatives and Social Capital: A Narrative Literature Review and Directions for Future Research

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13020534 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 534

Author(s):

Isabel Saz-Gil ◽

Ignacio Bretos ◽

Millán Díaz-Foncea

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Literature Review ◽

Dark Side ◽

Future Research ◽

Agricultural Cooperatives ◽

Reciprocal Relationships ◽

Narrative Literature ◽

Narrative Literature Review ◽

The One ◽

The Relationship

How cooperatives generate and absorb social capital has attracted a great deal of attention due to the fact that they are collective organizations owned and democratically managed by their members, and, accordingly, are argued to be closely linked to the nature and dynamics of social capital. However, the extant literature and knowledge on the relationship between cooperatives and social capital remain unstructured and fragmented. This paper aims to provide a narrative literature review that integrates both sides of the relationship between cooperatives and social capital. On the one hand, one side involves how cooperatives create internal social capital and spread it in their immediate environment, and, on the other hand, it involves how the presence of social capital promotes the creation and development of cooperatives. In addition, our theoretical framework integrates the dark side of social capital, that is, how the lack of trust, reciprocal relationships, transparency, and other social capital components can lead to failure of the cooperative. On the basis of this review, we define a research agenda that synthesizes key trends and promising research avenues for further advancement of theoretical and empirical insights about the relationship between cooperatives and social capital, placing particular emphasis on rural and agricultural cooperatives.

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When Freedom Is Lost: The Dark Side of the Relationship between Government and the Fort Hope Band

Ethnohistory ◽

10.2307/482342 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 177

Author(s):

Mary B. Black-Rogers ◽

Paul Driben ◽

Robert S. Trudeau

Keyword(s):

Dark Side ◽

The Relationship

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Employees Working Behavior under Different Shades of Destructive Leadership

Studies of Applied Economics ◽

10.25115/eea.v39i10.5821 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 39 (10) ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Kayani ◽

Imran Ibrahim Alasan ◽

Waqas Ali ◽

Shoib Hassan

Keyword(s):

Counterproductive Work Behavior ◽

Work Behavior ◽

Dark Side ◽

Destructive Leadership ◽

Recruitment Process ◽

Corporate Leaders ◽

Counterproductive Behavior ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Nursing Professionals ◽

The Relationship

Still, there is a lack of research on the dark side or destructive leadership. The purpose of this research is to add the literature on the two shades of destructive leadership, that are aversive and exploitative leadership, and their shadow in the form of counterproductive work behavior on the nursing professionals. Using 485 samples collected from the nurses of different hospitals of Pakistan, the model is tested through multiple linear hierarchical regressions, correlation analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis in Smart PLS software. The results reveal that people working under aversive and exploitative leaders are more likely to indulge in counterproductive work behavior. Still, proactive personalities have an essential impact which weakens the relationship between destructive leadership and counterproductive work behavior. Results of this study describe a vital requirement for corporate leaders to strengthen their recruitment process in such a way that people with aversive and exploitative attitudes ought to understand how to treat their subordinates before they enter top roles to discourage their workers from indulging in counterproductive behavior.

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Online Reputation and Stress: Discovering the Dark Side of Social Media

FIIB Business Review ◽

10.1177/2319714520948171 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 181-192

Author(s):

Faseeh Amin ◽

Mohammad Furqan Khan

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

University Students ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Dark Side ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Media Dependency ◽

Media Usage ◽

Online Reputation ◽

The Relationship

The research on social media has mostly focused on its utilitarian aspects for both businesses and individuals. With growing embedment of social media in our individual affairs, it is important to study its negative impact on its users. This study provides an important perspective by studying social media user’s concern for online reputation and its relationship with stress which is moderated by social media dependency. This study was conducted on university students in India on a sample size of 350. Using Structural Equation Modeling, the relationship between ‘concern for online reputation’ and ‘social media stress’ was tested which revealed there is a positive relationship between the two variables. The results also suggest positive moderating role played by social media dependency in the relationship between ‘concern for online reputation’ and ‘social media stress’. This study has important implication for sociologist, psychiatrists and psychologists who will be keen to study this domain. Since this study was conducted on university students, it also has implications for parents and guardians who want to keep a check on their wards to prevent them from stress caused by social media usage.

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The double-edge resource-based view of logistics performance and governance in Asian countries

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics ◽

10.1108/apjml-07-2017-0135 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 652-668 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Bee Hui Koh ◽

Wai Peng Wong ◽

Chor Foon Tang ◽

Ming K. Lim

Keyword(s):

Ordinary Least Squares ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Dark Side ◽

Series Data ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Trade Facilitation ◽

Content Type ◽

Effect Model ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

PurposeAsia has been transformed into a well-regulated dynamic platform for trade and is today world’s fastest-developing economic region. However, the increasing cross-border economic activities create new opportunities for corruption. The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of corruption on trade facilitation using logistics performance index (LPI). This paper also examines the moderating effect of governance or government effectiveness (GE) on the relationship between corruption and LPI within Asian countries.Design/methodology/approachA panel of time-series data from year 2007 to 2014 of 26 Asian countries was collected for analysis. Static linear panel models which comprised of pooled ordinary least squares, fixed-effect model and random-effect model were utilised to analyse the panel data.FindingsThe findings show that corruption significantly affects LPI and each of the six dimensions in LPI. The results also show that governance or GE has a moderating effect on the relationship between corruption and LPI.Practical implicationsThis study benefits Asian governments to gain a better understanding on influences of corruption on trade facilitation and triggering suggestions of a government role in the relationship. Practically, the results could be used as a guideline in improving national LPI. Besides, the findings could be used to support policy decision to modify corruption regulations at the national and regional levels.Originality/valueThis study reveals that the optimistic view of sands in the wheel overcomes the dark side of the grease in the wheel practices. To be corrupt free or less corrupt is a rare and inimitable resource capability that makes nations logistically competitive.

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“Too much of a good thing?”: exploring the dark side of empowering leadership by linking it with unethical pro-organizational behavior

Leadership & Organization Development Journal ◽

10.1108/lodj-02-2020-0033 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Xue Zhang ◽

Guyang Tian ◽

Chao Ma ◽

Yezhuang Tian ◽

Zhongqiu Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Organizational Behavior ◽

Social Exchange ◽

Social Exchange Theory ◽

Survey Study ◽

Dark Side ◽

Empowering Leadership ◽

Content Type ◽

Indirect Relationship ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

PurposeGrounded in social exchange theory (SET), the purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between empowering leadership and unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB), as mediated by duty orientation (including duty to members, duty to mission and duty to codes). Further, this study proposes that perceived leader expediency moderates indirectly between empowering leadership and UPB.Design/methodology/approachThis paper tests this social exchange model across a survey study using time-lagged data collections from 215 employees of a service company in China.FindingsThe results show that duty orientation mediates the relationship between empowering leadership and UPB. In addition, perceived leader expediency moderates the indirect relationship between empowering leadership and UPB through duty orientation (i.e. duty to members and duty to missions).Originality/valueThis research aids in understanding the impact of empowering leadership on follower outcomes by investigating the dark side of empowering leadership and examining the relationships between empowering leadership, duty orientation and UPB. The present study also challenges the notion that the phrase “the greater the empowerment, the better the outcomes” suggests that organizations should offer a conditional approach to the empowerment of followers by their leaders.

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Sexualization of the work environment and emotional exhaustion

International Journal of Manpower ◽

10.1108/ijm-05-2017-0106 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 558-573

Author(s):

Hong T.M. Bui ◽

Jonathan Pinto ◽

Abhishek Srivastava

Keyword(s):

Work Environment ◽

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Negative Impact ◽

High Rate ◽

Dark Side ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between sexualization of the work environment and emotional exhaustion, and develop some key antecedents of sexualization of the work environment. It was conducted in an emerging society, India, which has a high rate of crime against women, particularly related to sexual harassment and sexual assault. Design/methodology/approach To test the hypotheses, structural equation modeling was performed. The hypotheses were tested with data from 1,098 white collar workers in India in three ways. Findings Contact with other gender and flexible work arrangements were positively associated with sexualization of the work environment; and sexualization of the work environment was positively associated with emotional exhaustion. In addition, sexualization of the work environment mediated the relationship between the two antecedent variables and emotional exhaustion. Research limitations/implications There is a possible bias arising from the use of cross-sectional data. However, a number of methods were implemented to minimize it, including survey design and data analysis. Practical implications The study offers some important suggestions for workplaces with a greater proportion of young male employees, particularly in a societal context like India. Originality/value The paper provides evidence of the negative impact of sexualization of the work environment, and thereby contributes to current understanding of the “dark side” of behavior at work that might have significant impact on society.

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A Multilevel Examination of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Corporate Entrepreneurship: the Joint Impact of Unit-Level Social Capital and Firm-Level Transformational Leadership

Entrepreneurship Research Journal ◽

10.1515/erj-2018-0130 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Yi-Ying Chang ◽

Yi Ping Liu ◽

Che-Yuan Chang

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Transformational Leadership ◽

Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽

Corporate Entrepreneurship ◽

Dark Side ◽

Senior Managers ◽

Firm Level ◽

Entrepreneurship Research ◽

Unit Level ◽

The Relationship

Abstract We examine the relationship between unit-level entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and unit-level corporate entrepreneurship (CE), which has been typically neglected in entrepreneurship research. Building on the conservation of resource theory (COR), we argue that the relationship between unit-level EO and unit-level CE will be stronger when unit-level social capital is higher. Further, we posit that unit-level social capital becomes more effective when firm-level leaders are viewed as less (and not more) transformational by unit members. Data were collected from 186 managers, 372 employees, and 62 senior managers from 93 units of 31 firms. We find that unit-level EO is positively related to unit-level CE and this relationship strengthens when unit-level social capital is high. This moderating effect of social capital is itself moderated by firm-level transformational leadership, and strengthens as firm-level transformational leadership behaviors decrease (supporting “dark side” views of transformational leadership). Implications of our findings for organizational entrepreneurship research and practice are discussed.

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