The fallout of CEO narcissism. (2014)

“Highly narcissistic CEOs may tend to do the opposite of what other directors have experienced to demonstrate their superiority. The researchers analysed the relationship between narcissism

Guoli Chen, INSEAD Assistant Professor of Strategy
David H. Zhu, Assistant Professor of Management, Arizona State University

Published in INSEAD’s online magazine ‘Knowledge’, June 2, 2014.

The researchers analysed the relationship between narcissism in CEOs and the interorganisational imitation of company strategy. They found that “when narcissistic CEOs are at the helm, company decisions are more likely to imitate corporate strategy used by organisations where they have previously worked and are less likely  to be influenced by strategy witnessed by other directors on the company’s board.  

“In fact, results suggested highly narcissistic CEOs may tend to do the opposite of what other directors experienced to demonstrate their superiority.”

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