Fame Suppressors: Their Impact on Labour Turnover in the Small to Medium Enterprises in Zimbabwe

Using a sample from 160 participants drawn from aluminium companies, we investigated the impact of “fame suppressors” on labour turnover in the small to medium enterprises. The toxic triangle was used as the theoretical framework in this study to explain how toxic leaders can cause toxic environments at the work place and its bearing on employee turnover in turn. Questionnaires were sent to SMEs employees and management of three aluminium companies in Harare. Structured interviews were also carried out to support the responses from questionnaires on the subject. A correlation and regression analysis was carried out by the researchers to find the relationship between the variables. The research indicates that an increase in presence fame suppression increases labour turnover. There is no single documented explanation to this set of results, although there are other factors that affect labour turnover. The study concluded that increase in fame suppression also increases labour turnover. The research further recommends that there should be further studies to explore in other towns where other fundamentals may be different, in other sectors too.