Toxic leadership, employee retention, Project management, literature map, quantitative studie, toxic workplace environment, employee engagement, working conditions
Leadership is very key to the successful running of organizations in today's fast-evolving business world, more so in project management. Then comes toxic leadership, of which the results can be very serious, such as but not limited to decreased morale and organizational effectiveness, increased turnover rates, and employees leaving. The purpose of this map is to synthesize the various studies on the notion of "toxic leadership" and its impact on employee retention in project management. In this study, I hope the whole range of problems that we are facing and the possibility of finding some solutions that will enable us to reduce the bad effects of toxic leadership can be pinpointed.
[...] They also show how required organizational support, good HRM practices, and leaders acting in a good way are to lessen these unfavorable effects. This knowledge will help businesses come up with ways to deal with bad leadership, create a healthy workplace, and finally ensure success in projects and retention of workers in the project management field improve. References Milosevic, I., Maric, S., & Lon?ar, D. (2020). Defeating the toxic boss: The nature of toxic leadership and the role of followers. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 117-137. [...]
[...] Connections and Implications Some of the associated themes and implications that this study explores, with regard to toxic leadership, employee retention, and project management, are brought forth in this literatures review. Toxic Leadership and Employee Retention (Milosevic et al., 2020; Rasool et al., 2021): It is through this that the study gets a perception of how poor leadership gives impact to employees' motivation and health, hence further leading to reduced retention of employees. Leaders who are toxic make the workplace unclear, chaotic, and crowded, which can cause more employees to leave. [...]
[...] https://doi.org/10.1177/1548051819833374 Papa, A., Dezi, L., Gregori, G. L., Mueller, J., & Miglietta, N. (2020). Improving innovation performance through knowledge acquisition: the moderating role of employee retention and human resource management practices. Journal of Knowledge Management, 589-605. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-09-2017-0391 Rasool, S. F., Wang, M., Tang, M., Saeed, A., & Iqbal, J. (2021). How toxic workplace environment effects the employee engagement: The mediating role of organizational support and employee wellbeing. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(5) https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052294 Rehan, A., Thorpe, D., & Heravi, A. [...]
[...] (2024). Project manager's leadership behavioural practices-A systematic literature review. Asia Pacific Management Review. [...]
[...] This can then have an enormous impact on how they engage, how productive they are, and even how satisfied they will generally be with their job. However, the study found that the negative toxic environment effects could be dealt with through developing an organizational support culture and the presence of employee well-being programs as the first line of defense. Mental health is another area that an organization may provide their employee assistance. This may also come in different ways and may include comprehensive employee assistance programs and mental health resources to support work-life balance initiatives. [...]
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