Destructive Leadership Behaviour (DLB, Aasland et al.)
LeadershipReliability: alphas 0.65–0.81 across 5 categories3 sample items
About this scale
A measure of destructive leadership behaviour across five categories: tyrannical, derailed, supportive-disloyal, laissez-faire, and constructive (the contrast). Captures the multidimensional nature of destructive leadership.
Sample item(s)
“My supervisor humiliates subordinates (tyrannical)”
“My supervisor steals from the organization (supportive-disloyal)”
“My supervisor avoids decisions (laissez-faire)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alphas 0.65–0.81 across 5 categories. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Norwegian/European destructive-leadership taxonomy.
Source & citation
Aasland, M. S., Skogstad, A., Notelaers, G., Nielsen, M. B., & Einarsen, S. (2010): The prevalence of destructive leadership behaviour. British Journal of Management, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 438–452.
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