UNCOVERING THE DARK SIDE OF LEADERSHIP: CONSEQUENCES OF TOXIC LEADERSHIP ON TURNOVER INTENTION WITH BPHUBBING AS MODERATION
Abstract
This research aims to measure the role of toxic leadership which is reinforced by boss phubbing behavior as a moderating variable which negatively influences employee behavior and triggers the employee's desire to leave an organization. We use a sample from 305 employees of private companies and work for both industrial and service companies in Indonesia. The method was carried out by conducting a pre-test using Confirmatory Factor Analysis to determine validity and reliability. Furthermore, this research describes the respondent's profile and tested the hypotheses using the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) method. The results showed that there was a significant, direct effect from the influence of toxic leadership on job stress, perceived leader integrity, and meaningful work. These three variables also had a significant effect on turnover intention. Moreover, boss phubbing also managed to moderate the relationship between toxic leadership and job stress, perceived leader integrity, and meaningful work. The research is unique because no empirical research before tries to examine the relationship between toxic leadership and Boss phubbing as a supporting element for the emergence of negative behavior for employees.
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