Can Paradoxical Leadership Be the Game Changer in Driving Organisations against Negative Practices?

Alola Uju Violet (), Alafeshat Rawan, Tarkang Marymagdaline Enowmbi and Lafmajani Soolmaz Azarmi
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Alola Uju Violet: Department of Tourism Guidance, Faculty of Economics and Administrative and Social Sciences, Istanbul Gelisim Universit
Alafeshat Rawan: Faculty of Tourism Management, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, Turkey
Tarkang Marymagdaline Enowmbi: Department of Tourism Guidance, Faculty of Economics and Administrative and Social Sciences, Istanbul Gelisim University
Lafmajani Soolmaz Azarmi: Faculty of Tourism Management, Cyprus science university, TRNC via Mersin 10, Kyrenia, 99300, Turkey

European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation, 2023, vol. 13, issue 2, 252-265

Abstract: Employees have suffered as a result of bad organisational practices, and they now perceive the workplace as unfriendly. In recent years, there has been an upsurge in the search for a remedy for this. This study looks at the impact of paradoxical leadership, which is beneficial when it takes a two-way approach to leadership. This study investigated the link that exists between paradoxical leadership styles and workers using the Theory of Social Exchange. In California, USA, 200 surveys were collected from restaurant staff. We examined the data using structural equation modeling to hypothesise linkages. It was shown that paradoxical leadership had a negative association with job insecurity, amotivation, and organisational tolerance for workplace incivility, while having a favorable relationship with employee psychological safety. Job insecurity, on the other hand, partially and fully mediates the link. The findings have implications for managers and the organisation overall. This is the first study that tries to investigate this relationship in the restaurant industry using paradoxical leadership and incivility.

Keywords: Paradoxical leadership; Job insecurity; Incivility; Amotivation; Employee psychological safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.2478/ejthr-2023-0020

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