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This research seeks to investigate structural model of the relationship between destructive leadership with tendency to violence and deviant behaviors. Research method was correlation and with statistical population of employees of an industrial organization in Tehran city, which 292 persons were selected using simple random sampling. Research instrument included Golparvars’ (2013) destructive leadership questionnaire, researcher made tendency to violence questionnaire and Bennett and Robinson­s’ (2000) deviant behavior questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling (SEM). Results showed that there is a positive significant relationship between destructive leadership with tendency to violence and deviant behavior toward organization and individuals. Results of structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that, selfishness and bullying along with abuse and threats has indirect and significant relationship with deviant behaviors trough the tendency to violent. Tendency to violent along with selfishness and bullying has direct and significant relationship with deviant behaviors. In other words the results of this study showed that the tendency to violence is a mediator variable in the relationship between destructive leadership and deviant behaviors.

Keywords: Destructive Leadership, Tendency to Violence, Deviant Behaviors, Mediator Variable

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