Title

Dysfunctional executive behavior: What can organizations do?

Authors

Authors

J. K. Summers; T. P. Munyon; A. A. Perryman;G. R. Ferris

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Bus. Horiz.

Keywords

CEO dysfunctional behavior; Work design; Job design; Accountability; Discretion; Work relationships; Executive governance; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK DESIGN; JOB DESIGN; CONSEQUENCES; PERFORMANCE; RESOURCES; CELEBRITY; TEAM; Business

Abstract

Much has been made of dysfunctional executive behavior in recent years. As such, the purpose of this article is to assist organizations in the design of executive work. To better construct a work environment that diminishes self-serving and unethical behavior, we propose that organizations structure an executive's work around three factors: the accountability environment, managerial discretion, and relationship composition. These factors are used to describe how organizations can better design executives' work so as to promote more desirable executive behavior. We describe how these factors should be calibrated, as well as how they affect each other. (C) 2010 Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. All rights reserved.

Journal Title

Business Horizons

Volume

53

Issue/Number

6

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

581

Last Page

590

WOS Identifier

WOS:000286777800006

ISSN

0007-6813

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