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Bright aspects to dark side traits: Dark side traits associated with work success. (2012)
"While personality disorders are powerful predictors of success and failure at work, narcissism and obsessive compulsiveness were correlated with success. Some ‘dark side’ traits may not always lead to work problems. Furnham, Adrian; Department of Clinical, Educational, and Health Psychology, University College London; Trickey, Geoff; and Hyde, Gillian, PCL, Tunbridge-Wells. Personality and Individual Differences, Volume 52, Issue 8, ...
Written by: Furnham, A; Trickey, G; Hyde, G.
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Business culture and dishonesty in the banking industry. (2014)
“…in a game designed to reveal dishonest behaviour, employees of a large international bank behaved as honestly as the rest of us. But in tests mimicking the competitive nature of banking, many of them began to act dishonestly.” Alain Cohn, Ernst Fehr & Michel André Maréchal, University of Zurich, Switzerland Nature 516, 86–89 (04 December 2014) “Popular opinion has it that unethi...
Written by: Cohn, A., Fehr, E. & Maréchal, M. A.
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Caesar’s murder and the fatal addiction of power: Ancient Rome offers today’s leaders a chilling lesson in the dangers of hubris. (2015)
"..modern politics is less violent than that of ancient Rome but the basic principles of power and ambition are universal and unvarying… Robert Harris, best-selling thriller writer Daily Mail / Right Minds: 20 October 2015 “It is one of the great mysteries of history: why did Caesar, sensing mortal danger as he obviously did, nevertheless change his mind and decide at the last minute to attend the senate (on 15 March 44BC)?......
Written by: Harris, Robert.
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Call for research proposals. (2014)
The Daedalus Trust is offering enabling funding for innovative and interdisciplinary research into hubristic behaviour across many areas of human activity, particularly business. The deadline for proposals is 15 April 2014.
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“Americans need someone who will educate, encourage, and if necessary, restrain, an inexperienced president."
Dominic Tierney, contributing editor, associate professor at Swarthmore College.
The Atlantic, 14 January 2017.
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“In ancient Rome, the ultimate honor was to receive a triumph, or a lavish parade through Rome to celebrate a great military victory. The hero would ride a chariot, accomp... Written by: Tierney, Dominic. Board hubris ran high while hedge funds scented blood, shorting the stock.
Bailey, D. Professor of Industrial Strategy, Aston Business School
Birmingham Post, 18 January 2018
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"Carillion's demise will go down as one of the biggest corporate governance scandals in the UK for quite a while.
"Let's be clear: responsibility first and foremost has to be placed at the hands of the ... Written by: Professor David Bailey The positive relationship between CEO hubris and firm risk taking was stronger when CEO managerial discretion was stronger: when a firm faced munificent but complex markets; had less inertia and more intangible resources; had a CEO who also chaired its board; and had a CEO who was not politically appointed.
Jiatao Li1 & Yi Tang2
1. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2. H... Written by: Li and Tang. "We could analyze the speech patterns of corporate and government leaders and measure whether they have stepped over the edge of narcissism and lost touch with the realities of their business
Art Chester, former research scientist, CTO and lab president.
Personal blog Artchester.net, 27 September 2013
It’s a ‘science fact’ that CEO hubris may predict bumpy times ahead for shares in the company they lead, w... Written by: Chester, Art "CEOs that are both humble and narcissistic are ... more likely to have socialized charisma, to cultivate an innovative culture, and to deliver innovative performance…"
Hongyu Zhang, Central University of Finance and Economics, China: Amy Y. Ou, National University of Singapore: Anne S. Tsui, University of Notre Dame, USA; Peking University and Fudan University, China: Hui Wang, Peking University, China
The Leadership Quarter... Written by: Zhang, H., Ou, A. Y., Tsui, A. S., & Wang, H. "Narcissistic CEOs at target companies get higher bid premiums, while narcissistic CEOs of acquiring companies negotiate takeover attempts quicker. For both targets and acquirers, a narcissist at the helm lowers the likelihood the deal will actually happen.
Nihat Aktas, Skema Business School
Eric De Bodt, Université Lille Nord de France - Lille School of Management Research Center (LSMRC)
Helen Bollaert, Skema Busines... Written by: Aktas, De Bodt, Bollaert and Roll.
Can James Mattis protect Trump from hubris? (2017)
Carillion. What a mess.
CEO hubris and firm risk taking in China: the moderating role of managerial discretion. (2010)
CEO hubris as a ‘sell’ signal for investors. (2013)
CEO humility, narcissism and firm innovation: A paradox perspective on CEO traits. (2017)
CEO narcissism and the takeover process: from private initiation to deal completion. (May 2012)