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

Vol. 17, No 3, 2024

 

Jakub Michulek

 

Department of Economics, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, 

Slovakia

jakub.michulek@stud.uniza.sk

ORCID 0000-0002-5421-1888

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

 

 

 Jana Majerova

 

Department of Marketing and Tourism, AMBIS University, 

Czech Republic

jana.majerova@ambis.cz

ORCID 0000-0002-9770-2521


Lubica Gajanova

 

Department of Economics, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina,

Slovakia

lubica.gajanova@fpedas.uniza.sk

ORCID 0000-0001-9242-5898


Margareta Nadanyiova

 

Department of Marketing and Tourism, AMBIS University,

Czech Republic

margareta.nadanyiova@ambis.cz

ORCID 0000-0002-4379-6972


Zita Hajdu

 

Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen,

Hungary

hajdu.zita@econ.unideb.hu

ORCID 0 0009-0006-5562-4488

 

Abstract. 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 characteristics of pathological workplaces, which could help to prevent unhealthy relationships between managers and employees and lead the company to more effective production and operation on the market. The research abstracts from the generational specifics of subjects who are involved in the pathological working schemes.

 

Received: December, 2023

1st Revision: August, 2024

Accepted: September, 2024

 

DOI: 10.14254/2071-8330.2024/17-3/12

 

JEL ClassificationO15, J81, J83

Keywordstoxic workplace, pathological workplace, logistic regression model, NACE code, corporate culture, leadership