Speaker: Leo Kant

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PhD Student Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bergen, main research constructive and destructive leadership behavior on operative level, and the antecedents of such behavior. The PhD studies are conducted on a benevolent research grant from StatoilHydro. Master of Science degree and psychologist training at Lund University, exchange studies at UCLA, Los Angeles and University of Bergen. Employed as Senior Adviser and Licensed Psychologist at Falck Nutec.

Understanding the origins of destructive leadership

thursday 11:20 - 12:10

Studies explaining the causes of destructive leadership behaviors are very few. This presentation will cover two ongoing studies of such situational and individual antecedents of destructive leadership behaviors. One of the studies is conducted in a normal working environment. The second study investigates the antecedents of destructive leadership behavior in a crisis management simulation.