Toxic Leadership and Project Success: Underpinning the Role of Cronyism

• Published in: Behavioral sciences Vol. 12; no. 11; p. 427
• Main Authors: Saleem, Farida, Malik, Muhammad Imran, Hyder, Shabir, Perveen, Ambrin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 31.10.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Behavior; cronyism; Developing countries; Employees; Failure; information technology projects; LDCs; Leadership; Nepotism; Project management; project success; Social exchange theory; Social networks; Social research; Success; toxic leadership; Work environment

Project success is the backbone of competitiveness and sustainability. The study aims to examine the role of cronyism in the relationship between toxic leadership and project success while taking information technology projects as the study context. Cross-sectional data (n = 240) was collected throu...