Posts tagged with: Narcissism
The double-edged sword of grandiose narcissism: Implications for successful and unsuccessful leadership among US Presidents. (2013)
Grandiose narcissism is associated with superior overall greatness and several positive measures of performance – but also with negative outcomes, including congressional impeachment resolutions and unethical behaviors. Ashley L. Watts...
On narcissism: the mirror and the self. (2013) People from Tiger Woods to the Obamas are routinely denounced for narcissism. But are there good as well as bad types of self-love?
"It is the fashion to see people increasingly as one of two types - a narcissist, or the victim of one - so perhaps it is worth asking precisely what...
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...
CEO narcissism and the takeover process: from private initiation to deal completion. (May 2012)
"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...
Detecting linguistic traces of destructive narcissism at-a-distance in a CEO’s letter to shareholders. (2011)
"Through selective analyses of letters to shareholders the authors explore the potential of this important form of corporate communications to provide linguistic traces of destructive narcissism. Amernic, J: Joseph...
Executive personality, capability cues, and risk taking: how narcissistic CEOs react to their successes and stumbles. (2011)
"research into responses to objective performance vs social praise... provides new insights about the antecedents of executives’ confidence." Arijit Chatterjee, assistant professor, Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC),...
Narcissistic personality disorder: a clinical perspective. (2011)
"This article highlights some of the seemingly incompatible clinical presentations of narcissistic traits and NPD, especially as they co-occur with depressivity and perfectionism, and it discusses implications for building a...
Acting superior but actually inferior?: Correlates and consequences of workplace arrogance. (2010)
"...(while) constructs such as narcissism and hubris have been measured, they are not synonymous with arrogance..." Russell E. Johnson, Michigan State University; Stanley B. Silverman, University of Akron; Aarti Shyamsunder,...
Hubris and narcissism: the dark underbelly of leadership. (2010)
“...toxic leadership ... has permanently engraved the darker and destructive side of organizational behavior into the collective conscience of Wall Street, corporate life and business schools around the world.” In ‘Destructive...
Accounting as a facilitator of extreme narcissism. (2010)
"..special features of financial accounting facilitate extreme narcissism in susceptible CEOs. Extremely narcissistic CEOs are key players in a recurring discourse cycle facilitated by financial accounting language and measures. ...