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The dark side of leadership

5 important questions on The dark side of leadership

Situational strength can be weak or strong, what are the differences?

- Strong situations: roles are clearly defined, clear rules and strong reinforcement and punishment contingencies.
- Weak situations: roles are loosely defined, few rules and weak reinforcement and punishment contingencies.

What is Moral identity?

A self-conception organized around a set of moral traits (e.g., Caring, Compassionate, Fair, Friendly, Generous, Helpful, Hardworking, Honest, and Kind)

What are the three approaches to the dark side of personality?

1. Within personality framework: this approach uses traits within general personality frameworks to explain the dark side of personality.
2. Dark triad traits: three different traits that explain the dark side of personality. Namely: Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy.
3. Subclinical traits: traits behind psychological disorders are used to assess the dark side of personality.

A-S-A framework: A theory that describes that the personal characteristics of those who work for an organization are likely to become more similar over time, leading to the consolidation of organizational culture. What are the three factors?

- Attraction: individuals are attracted to organizations whose members are similar to themselves in terms of personality, values, interests, and other attributes
- Selection: organizations are more likely to select those who possess knowledge, skills, and abilities similar to the ones their existing members possess
- Attrition: and over time, those who do not fit in well are more likely to leave.

To avoid unethical behavior working with the ASA framework we get the following for Attraction, Selection and Attrition:

Attraction: Emphasize ethics, integrity, social responsibility in job advertisement
Selection: Measure integrity, gather objective evidence of KSAO’s (e.g., standardized tests)
Attrition: Make records of misconduct, build a case, fact-check among colleagues