Why leadership fails? Few causes for why good leaders do bad things:

Authors

  • Bogdan Alexanru Fratiloiu Bucharest University of Economic Studies
  • Andreea Nicoleta Bichel Bucharest University of Economic Studies
  • Andreea Bianca Ene (Constantin) Bucharest University of Economic Studies
  • Adela Jansen Bucharest University of Economic Studies
  • Corina Georgiana Serban (Patrintas) Bucharest University of Economic Studies
  • Dragos Bujor Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Keywords:

Leadership, Integrity, Ethics, Behavior, Corporate Culture

Abstract

The six factors considered for achieving success in leadership are clarity, role modeling, achievability, commitment, transparency and openness. The article analyzes the factors that generate a failure of leadership, even for the so-called widely renewed good leaders, precisely the behavior causes and developments that lead to failure and not their acquiring process. The chosen target population is represented by the leaders ruling large organizations, which need an integrated vision to produce effective leadership. The perspective will have a theoretical basis but also an empirical one. The quantitative part relies on a survey conducted among leaders for three different industries (pharmaceutical, IT and telecom). They were asked questions regarding the causes, which produce leadership failure and finally produce misconduct and breaches of the compliance rules and regulations. In addition, the survey asked the participants to develop their proposals for preventing leadership failure. It was established the importance of the tone from the top, leading by example, a clear mechanism for checking the health of the organization from a leadership perspective. The article will also show that the way to prevent leadership failure and avoid behaviors that lead to misconduct is a permanent journey.

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Published

28.04.2023

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Management, Marketing and Business Administration