IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bcp/journl/v5y2021i11p665-672.html

Fame Suppression on Company Growth in Small to Medium Enterprises in the Construction Industry of Zimbabwe, Focusing on Aluminium Companies

Author

Listed:
  • Mary Chakawa

    (Midlands State University, Zimbabwe)

  • Dr Chipo Mutongi

    (Midlands State University, Zimbabwe)

  • Singirai Sikomwe

    (Midlands State University, Zimbabwe)

  • Mary Murambi

    (Midlands State University, Zimbabwe)

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of fame suppression on company growth in the construction industry’s small to medium enterprises. The toxic triangle was used as the theoretical framework in this study to explain how toxic leaders can cause toxic environment as well as influence employee. The study used the quantitative approach, with a sample size of 160 drawn from the three Aluminium companies under study. Questionnaires were sent to SMEs employees and management of three Aluminium companies in Harare. A correlation and regression analysis was carried out to find the relationship between the variables. The research found out that fame suppression has an impact on company growth, although there are other factors that affect organisational growth like slow adoption to technology. The study recommended the reduction of fame suppression through the adoption of strategies like employee involvement and participation in decision making as well as encouraging both management and employee training. The research further recommends that there should be further studies to explore in other towns where other fundamentals may be different and in other sectors too.

Suggested Citation

  • Mary Chakawa & Dr Chipo Mutongi & Singirai Sikomwe & Mary Murambi, 2021. "Fame Suppression on Company Growth in Small to Medium Enterprises in the Construction Industry of Zimbabwe, Focusing on Aluminium Companies," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(11), pages 665-672, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:11:p:665-672
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-5-issue-11/665-672.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/virtual-library/papers/fame-suppression-on-company-growth-in-small-to-medium-enterprises-in-the-construction-industry-of-zimbabwe-focusing-on-aluminium-companies/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Jixia Yang & Zhi‐Xue Zhang & Anne S. Tsui, 2010. "Middle Manager Leadership and Frontline Employee Performance: Bypass, Cascading, and Moderating Effects," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 47(4), pages 654-678, June.
    2. Michael Palanski & James Avey & Napatsorn Jiraporn, 2014. "The Effects of Ethical Leadership and Abusive Supervision on Job Search Behaviors in the Turnover Process," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 121(1), pages 135-146, April.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Takuma Kimura & Mizuki Nishikawa, 2018. "Ethical Leadership and Its Cultural and Institutional Context: An Empirical Study in Japan," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 151(3), pages 707-724, September.
    2. Fiona J Edgar & Jing A Zhang & Alan J Geare, 2021. "Situation, personality and performance: An exploration of moderators and mediators," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 42(3), pages 426-449, August.
    3. Joseph Olawale Olaniyan & Kemisola Mercy Adetunji & Ademola Abiodun Adetunji, 2023. "Factors affecting job satisfaction among nurses working in Ondo state," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 9(1), pages 1-16, December.
    4. Ruiz‐Palomino, Pablo & Martínez‐Cañas, Ricardo & Bañón‐Gomis, Alexis, 2021. "Is unethical leadership a negative for Employees' personal growth and intention to stay? The buffering role of responsibility climate," MPRA Paper 119579, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Yonghong Liu & Chen Zhao & Zhiyong Yang & Zhonghua Gao, 2025. "The Effect of Abusive Supervision on Employee Job Performance: The Moderating Role of Employment Contract Type," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 196(1), pages 209-221, January.
    6. Darryl B. Rice & Jamila Maxie & MaQueba Massey & Nero Edevbie & Steven Day, 2025. "The Impact of Ethical Leadership on Black Employees’ Workplace Experiences: Echoes from Black Culture and History," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 200(4), pages 733-751, September.
    7. Kwok Leung & Zhenjiao Chen & Fan Zhou & Kai Lim, 2014. "The role of relational orientation as measured by face and renqing in innovative behavior in China: An indigenous analysis," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 31(1), pages 105-126, March.
    8. Menike Atapattu & Gayani Ranawake, 2017. "Transformational and Transactional Leadership Behaviours and their Effect on Knowledge Workers' Propensity for Knowledge Management Processes," Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 16(03), pages 1-23, September.
    9. Joon Hyung Park & Min Z. Carter & Richard S. DeFrank & Qianwen Deng, 2018. "Abusive Supervision, Psychological Distress, and Silence: The Effects of Gender Dissimilarity Between Supervisors and Subordinates," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 153(3), pages 775-792, December.
    10. Georgios Theriou & Dimitrios Chatzoudes & Cesar Augusto Diaz Moya, 2020. "The Effect of Ethical Leadership and Leadership Effectiveness on Employee’s Turnover Intention in SMEs: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(4), pages 947-963.
    11. Michelle Xue Zheng & Jiing-Lih Farh & Sebastian C. Schuh & Katherine R. Xin & Wen Wu, 2026. "Family Paths Towards Abusive or Benevolent Supervision: Parental Influence to Leader Behaviors via Goal Orientations," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 203(4), pages 827-844, February.
    12. Rice, Darryl B. & Massey, MaQueba & Maxie, Jamila S. & Welter, Chris & Day, Steven W., 2025. "My boss leads the right way: Understanding how and when the institutionalization of ethics impacts supervisors’ leadership styles," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 197(C).
    13. Vildan Esenyel, 2024. "Evolving Leadership Theories: Integrating Contemporary Theories for VUCA Realities," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-18, October.
    14. Foss, Nicolai J. & Mazzelli, Ambra, 2025. "Bringing managers and management back into strategy: Interfaces and dynamic managerial capabilities," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 186(C).
    15. Qiangzhen Jian & Xiuting Wang & Hisham Mohammad Al-Smadi & Aamer Waheed & Alina Badulescu & Sarminah Samad, 2022. "Proposing a Robust Model to Reduce Employees’ Turnover Intentions in an Ethical Leadership Framework: Empirical Evidence from the Healthcare Sector," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-20, July.
    16. Ifzal Ahmad & Khalida Begum, 2023. "Impact of abusive supervision on intention to leave: a moderated mediation model of organizational-based self esteem and emotional exhaustion," Asian Business & Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 22(2), pages 669-688, April.
    17. Shen, Yang & Lythreatis, Sophie & Singh, Sanjay Kumar & Smart, Palie, 2024. "Self-serving leadership and knowledge hiding in MNEs: Examining the roles of emotional exhaustion and thriving at work," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 30(6).
    18. Zhen Wang & Lu Xing & Haoying Xu & Sean T. Hannah, 2021. "Not All Followers Socially Learn from Ethical Leaders: The Roles of Followers’ Moral Identity and Leader Identification in the Ethical Leadership Process," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 170(3), pages 449-469, May.
    19. Salim Khan & Syed Jamal Shah & Chunlin Wang & Muhammad Ibrar, 2025. "The impact of sales environment competitiveness on salespeople’s inclination towards unethical sales practices: The mediating role of self-control depletion and the moderating role of ethical leadership," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 50(1), pages 132-151, February.
    20. Mariano L. M. Heyden & Sebastian P. L. Fourné & Bastiaan A. S. Koene & Renate Werkman & Shahzad (Shaz) Ansari, 2017. "Rethinking ‘Top‐Down’ and ‘Bottom‐Up’ Roles of Top and Middle Managers in Organizational Change: Implications for Employee Support," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 54(7), pages 961-985, November.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:11:p:665-672. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Dr. Pawan Verma (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.