It was developed in order to better study behaviors that make effective leaders. This scale can be used with both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and is different from other leadership constructs or scales in that it can significantly predict employee outcomes such as job satisfaction and satisfaction with the supervisor.
Author
Andrew Alexander Schmidt
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Reliability and Validity
This instrument is reliable, each of the five scales has high reliability (Abusive Supervision: ɑ=0.93, Authoritarian Leadership: ɑ=0.89, Narcissism: ɑ=0.88, Self-Promotion: ɑ=0.91, Unpredictable Leadership: ɑ=0.92).
Administration, Analysis and Reporting
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Dissertations that have used the Toxic Leadership Scale Instrument
Leet, Edward. (March 2011). The Impact Toxic or Severe Dysfunctional Leadership has on the Effectiveness of an Organization. (Murdoch University).
Reference
Schmidt, Andrew Alexander. (2008). Development and Validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale. (University of Maryland, College Park).