Abstract
Over the last decade there has been a growing interest is the effects of bad leadership on organizations and employees. In part this can be seen as being associated in the continuing emergence of corporate scandals and high-profile cases of mistreatment of employees. In this paper we present a systematic review and critique of the literature that explores ‘dark leadership’ over the last 20 years. The literature is diverse and often confusing with multiple terms, conceptualisations and measurements of similar phenomena. We identify the major gaps and challenges within the literature and conclude by presenting a potential model that integrates the ‘dark leadership’ literature and provides a basis for future research.