FRANCISCO M. MARTINEZ LIBRARY
Research Articles / Article

Dark Leadership Without Intention

Destructive Authority Beyond Personality and Unified Control

Abstract

A theory of Intention-Independent Dark Leadership explaining how fragmented tasks, local rationality, cumulative authorization, role normalization, and responsibility diffusion can produce effective destructive command without a malicious mastermind.

Author
Francisco M. Martinez
Publication date
2026
DOI
10.5281/zenodo.21485540
Research program
Leadership, Institutions, and Organizational Systems
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