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Beyond incompetence: Why destructive leadership research must make the right distinctions
Industrial and organizational psychology, Vol.19(3), pp.259-261
09/2026
Web of Science ID: WOS:001874169400006
Abstract
excerpt - "Ducheyne and De Fruyt (Reference Ducheyne and De Fruyt2026) make a timely and worthwhile case for distinguishing destructive or toxic leadership from mere incompetence. Their central point, that not all poor leadership is malicious, and that conceptual precision matters, is important. As the authors argue, conflating incompetent leadership with destructive leadership risks obscuring important differences in intent, mechanisms, and consequences. This can potentially lead to organizations misdiagnosing leadership problems and applying inappropriate interventions. At the same time, the distinction Ducheyne and De Fruyt advocate may be better understood as a reminder for the leadership literature to correct course rather than as a conceptual breakthrough."
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- Title
- Beyond incompetence
- Publication Details
- Industrial and organizational psychology, Vol.19(3), pp.259-261
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 3
- Copyright
- © The Author(s), 2026.
- Identifiers
- WOS:001874169400006; 99381899781106600
- Academic Unit
- Business Administration; Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business
- Language
- English