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The detrimental effect of Machiavellian leadership on employees’ emotional exhaustion: Organizational cynicism as a mediator

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Gkorezis, Panagiotis
Petridou, Eugenia
Krouklidou, Theodora

Abstract / Description

Numerous empirical studies have examined predictors of emotional exhaustion. In this vein, both positive and negative leadership styles have been associated with this outcome. Yet, little is known about the role of Machiavellian leadership in fostering employees’ emotional exhaustion. As such, we investigated the relationship between Machiavellian leadership and emotional exhaustion. Even more, we investigated an explanatory mechanism of this association by encompassing organizational cynicism as a mediator. Results showed that Machiavellian leadership has a both direct and indirect, through organizational cynicism, on employees’ emotional exhaustion.

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Machiavellian leadership organizational cynicism emotional exhaustion mediation

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Date of first publication

2015-11-27

Journal title

Europe's Journal of Psychology

Volume

11

Issue

4

Page numbers

619–631

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

Review status

peerReviewed

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Gkorezis, P., Petridou, E., & Krouklidou, T. (2015). The detrimental effect of Machiavellian leadership on employees’ emotional exhaustion: Organizational cynicism as a mediator. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(4), 619–631. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i4.988
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Gkorezis, Panagiotis
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Petridou, Eugenia
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Krouklidou, Theodora
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-21T09:59:35Z
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    2018-11-21T09:59:35Z
  • Date of first publication
    2015-11-27
  • Abstract / Description
    Numerous empirical studies have examined predictors of emotional exhaustion. In this vein, both positive and negative leadership styles have been associated with this outcome. Yet, little is known about the role of Machiavellian leadership in fostering employees’ emotional exhaustion. As such, we investigated the relationship between Machiavellian leadership and emotional exhaustion. Even more, we investigated an explanatory mechanism of this association by encompassing organizational cynicism as a mediator. Results showed that Machiavellian leadership has a both direct and indirect, through organizational cynicism, on employees’ emotional exhaustion.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Gkorezis, P., Petridou, E., & Krouklidou, T. (2015). The detrimental effect of Machiavellian leadership on employees’ emotional exhaustion: Organizational cynicism as a mediator. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(4), 619–631. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i4.988
  • ISSN
    1841-0413
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/982
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1174
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i4.988
  • Keyword(s)
    Machiavellian leadership
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  • Keyword(s)
    organizational cynicism
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  • Keyword(s)
    emotional exhaustion
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  • Keyword(s)
    mediation
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    The detrimental effect of Machiavellian leadership on employees’ emotional exhaustion: Organizational cynicism as a mediator
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    4
  • Journal title
    Europe's Journal of Psychology
  • Page numbers
    619–631
  • Volume
    11
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