Society and organizational leadership
Investigating the sociocultural construction of toxic and constructive leaders in Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10224166 |
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| Authors | Hadi Ibrahim (0000-0003-2841-040X, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ghana, corresponding author), Muhammed Abdulai (0000-0002-1356-4548, University for Development Studies (UDS), Ghana), Sulemana Iddrisu (0000-0001-6839-1640, Tamale College of Education (TCoE), Ghana), Isaac Konlan (Bradeis University, USA) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 167-184 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Cross Cultural Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-5958 • E-ISSN: 1741-2838 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/14705958241237698 |
| OpenAlex | W4392196090 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
Toxic leadership phenomenon persists in many institutions at the expense of organisational progress and performance. This article explores the centrality of sociocultural values in leadership formation in Ghanaian organisations. Through the lens of the constructivist paradigm and ethnomethodology research design, fifteen (15) in-depth interviews were analysed. The study revealed that society’s underlying sociocultural values systems fundamentally impact the construction of toxic organisational leaders through complicity and condoning malpractice, impertinence to time, and nonchalance towards leaders’ toxic behaviours. Context, in this regard, has an inbred role in making a leader either toxic or constructive. Society and its organisational setups must positively impact the co-creation of constructive leadership by nurturing values that demand leadership accountability and reward constructive leadership for its significant impact in engendering organisational progress
Accountability · Constructive · Context (archaeology · Leadership studies · Leadership style · Political science · Public relations · Servant leadership · Shared leadership · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Transactional leadership · Global and Cross-Cultural Management · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
Scientific Practice and Ordinary Action
Knowledge Management
Leadership
The Social Construction of Leadership
Studies in ethnomethodology
Toxicity of leadership and its impact on employees
Leading Cross-Cultural Teams in Decision-Making in International Volunteerism
Colonialism and the Two Publics in Africa
Communication and Social Interaction across Cultures
Leadership styles in two Ghanaian hospitals in a challenging environment
African Leadership
Management and Change in Africa
Practical Research
Neopatrimonialism and the Political Economy of Economic Performance in Africa
Why Tyrants Go Too Far
Creating Dialogues
| Highly cited | No |
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