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Narcissistic leadership and behavioral cynicism in the hotel industry: the role of employee silence and negative workplace gossiping
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Purpose: Building on leader-member exchange and social cognitive theories, this paper aims to propose a model of the influence of narcissistic leadership on hotel employees’ behavioral cynicism through the mediating roles of employee silence and negative work-related gossiping on this relationship. Design/methodology/approach: The model was examined using covariance-based structural equation modeling using data collected from 468 employees working in several different departments in Italian hotels. Findings: The findings illustrate that narcissistic leadership positively affects behavioral cynicism. Furthermore, employee silence and negative work-related gossiping are shown to have a significant mediating effect on this relationship. Practical implications: The study may be of use for hotel managers as it demonstrates how narcissism can be very damaging to their organizations and employees. Originality/value: To date, this study is the first to examine negative work-related gossiping and employee silence as mediator variables in the relationship between narcissistic leadership and behavioral cynicism in the hotel industry. Further, this research makes a significant contribution to the hospitality literature as the topic of narcissistic leadership has not, to date, been adequately investigated in the sector.
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“Initially, upon examining the literature on narcissistic leadership, we identified a paucity of studies clarifying the consequences of such leadership, exemplified by the research conducted by Erkutlu and Chafra [23] which investigated the correlation between narcissistic leaders and followers’ embeddedness in Turkish hotels.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Aboramadan, M., Turkmenoglu, M. A., Dahleez, K. A., & Cicek, B.
- Affiliations
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
- A'Sharqiyah University (OM)
- Corresponding author
- Aboramadan, Mohammed
- Venue
- International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2020-12-28
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 428-447
- ISSN
- 0959-6119 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3113456609
- Cited by
- 118
- References
- 85
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 10
- FWCI
- 17.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DSpace@MŞU (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- INFM-OAR (INFN Catania) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior
- Keywords
- narcissistic leadership, behavioral cynicism, employee silence, hotel employees, leader-member exchange, social cognitive theory, mediation, hotel industry
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