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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT



The Effect of Positive Psychological Capital in Preventing Destructive Leadership Behaviours in a
Portuguese Retail Chain 


Author(s): António Calheiros

Citation: António Calheiros, (2018)" The Effect of Positive Psychological Capital in Preventing Destructive Leadership Behaviours in a Portuguese Retail Chain  ," American Journal of Management, Vol. 18, Iss. 2, pp. 43-55

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Although Leadership is mostly viewed under a positive light, there is growing research on leadership’s
negative impacts, a new field that has been called destructive leadership. This paper reviews the
literature on destructive leadership and verifies if Positive Psychological Capital (PsyCap) of the
followers can help prevent the occurrence of destructive leadership behaviours. 98 teams of a retail
chain, comprising 567 employees, reported on their PsyCap, prosocial behaviours, and leaders’
destructive behaviours. Results show that teams with high PsyCap neutralized the negative impact of one behaviour of destructive leadership in one of the measures of prosocial behaviours.