Toxic leadership, overwork and stress: review and integration of the last 15 years Available to Purchase

Ruchi Mishra is Doctoral Scholar in Human Resource Management at the School of Human Resource Management, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, India. She holds an MBA in HR and Marketing from the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, and is UGC NET qualified in Human Resource Management (Feb 2022 and Dec 2023). She has taught HRM, OB, and related subjects to MBA, BBA, and BCom students at Sarala Birla University and the Institute of Science and Management, Ranchi. Her industry experience includes administrative and managerial roles in higher education and brand management. Her research interests span overwork, sustainable HRM, executive well-being, workplace stress and coping and HR’s role in shaping inclusive and adaptive organizations. She has participated in national and international conferences, UGC-sponsored workshops, and innovation council activities.

Lalatendu Kesari Jena is Associate Professor (Human resources) in the School of Human Resource Management, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, India. He has more than 23 years of experience in academics and corporate HR (with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Indian Defence PSU), including seven years as a Faculty Member in HR at ICFAI University, Hyderabad, India and Central University of Orissa, India. He specializes in human resource planning, performance management, learning and development and talent assessment. His research interest lies in areas such as HRM and Sustainable Development Goals; Self-steering, self-Organizing Teams and Leadership; Job Crafting; Job Insecurity; Millennial and work ethics; Return on Investment in HR Programs, Sustainable HR through Disruptive Leadership; Attitude and Productivity; Joy at Work; Workplace Persuasion; Employee Retention and Leadership Challenges; Abusive Supervision; Performance in Multi-tasking Environment; Stress and Coping; Meaningful Engagement and he has published papers on them in tiered national and international journals. He has completed his Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur, India (#222 in QS Global World University Rankings, 2025) on the topic “Workplace Spirituality and Human Resource Effectiveness” and did his Ph.D. on “Employee Retention and Leadership Challenges” from Loyola Leadership School, Universidad Loyola, Seville, Spain (ranked #1201 in QS Global World University Rankings, 2025).