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“DYSFUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
IN A TIME OF CRISIS”
By: Eric G. Flamholtz, PhD Published on March 29, 2020
There are many different facets of the harm and problems being caused by the
Covid-19 Virus. I will leave the health issues to the health professionals and deal
with the economic and organizational ramifications.
“Dysfunctional Leadership”
The greatest economic and organizational problem of the Covid-19 Virus is a failure
of effective leadership. This can be termed “Dysfunctional Leadership.”
Nature of “Dysfunctional Leadership”
There are different possible concepts or definitions of “Dysfunctional Leadership.”
However, I will use the term to refer to actions taken by organizational leaders
that result in greater harm or damage to their organizations than the
benefits intended or derived.
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