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The Relationship between
Dysfunctional Interpersonal Tendencies, Derailment
Potential, and Turnover
Abstract: Managerial derailment, defined as the
failure of “high potential” managers, poses costly
consequences for organizations. The purpose of the
present study was to investigate the relationship
between dysfunctional interpersonal tendencies,
behaviors indicative of the potential to derail, and
actual managerial derailment in the form of voluntary
and involuntary turnover. Our sample was comprised of
1,796 executive-level managers from a large, national
financial institution. We found that managers who
exhibit the dysfunctional interpersonal tendencies
associated with ‘moving against people’ were more likely
to enact behaviors associated with the potential to
derail. As a result, these managers were more likely to
be fired or leave the organization voluntarily.
Understanding the ways in which interpersonal tendencies
influence the enactment of behaviors associated with the
potential to derail and the outcomes of these behaviors
helps to advance our understanding of the managerial
derailment process. Such knowledge may help to inform
the selection, promotion, and training strategies
employed by practitioners, and potentially reduce the
costs associated with losing high-potential executives.
 Marisa Adelman is an organizational science
researcher and scholar. She received her Master's in
Industrial/Organizational Psychology in May of 2009 and
is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Organizational
Science at UNC Charlotte. Prior to moving to Charlotte
in 2007, Marisa received her Bachelor's of Science in
Psychology from Colorado State University and her
Master's in Student Affairs from Bowling Green State
University in Ohio. Her primary research interests
include leadership, managerial derailment, social
effectiveness, and work-family balance. Upon graduation,
Marisa plans to pursue a career in organizational
consulting.
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