J 2024

Don't you know that you're toxic? Regression model of a toxic workplace environment identification

MICHULEK, Jakub; Jana MAJEROVÁ; Ľubica GAJANOVÁ; Margaréta NADÁNYIOVÁ; Zita HAJDU et al.

Basic information

Original name

Don't you know that you're toxic? Regression model of a toxic workplace environment identification

Authors

MICHULEK, Jakub; Jana MAJEROVÁ; Ľubica GAJANOVÁ; Margaréta NADÁNYIOVÁ and Zita HAJDU

Edition

Journal of International Studies, 2024, 2071-8330

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

50204 Business and management

Country of publisher

Poland

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

Marked to be transferred to RIV

Yes

Organization unit

Ambis University

EID Scopus

Keywords in English

corporate culture; leadership; logistic regression model; NACE code; pathological workplace; toxic workplace

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Changed: 6/3/2025 17:03, Ing. Kateřina Lendrová

Abstract

In the original language

The aim of this paper is to identify key relevant characteristics of pathological workplaces and their importance via logistic regression and the creation of the model that would be based on this method. Online questionnaire survey was used for collecting the data. It has been realized in 2023 on the sample of 489 respondents. These respondents were employees of companies that operated in the Slovak Republic. The model itself has been developed using logistic regression. The model has identified relevant characteristics of the pathological workplace: 1) sectoral type of the company; 2) type of corporate culture; 3) type of leadership. Toxic workplaces are present mostly in companies from accommodation and catering services where personal culture and authoritative leadership take place. With the same profile of corporate culture and leadership, also sectors of education, healthcare, and social assistance have been detected as more likely to be endangered by toxicity. However, little is known about the characte