THE SHACKLES OF CEO CELEBRITY LOVELACE, JEFFREY B.; BUNDY, JONATHAN; HAMBRICK, DONALD C. ...
The Academy of Management review,
07/2018, Letnik:
43, Številka:
3
Journal Article
Recenzirano
We set forth a new theory for understanding the consequences of CEO celebrity. The fulcrum of our theory is the reality that CEOs attain celebrity because they are cast into specific archetypes, ...rather than for their general achievements. We present a typology of common celebrity CEO archetypes (creator, transformer, rebel, savior) and then detail a model highlighting the consequences associated with attaining celebrity of a given type. These consequences include an array of sociocognitive outcomes, which, in turn, constrain celebrity CEOs to those behaviors associated with their particular celebrity archetype. The sociocognitive outcomes’ main effects are moderated by the role intensity of the specific archetype, the CEO’s degree of narcissism, and the temporal arc (rate of ascent and duration) of celebrity. Finally, we argue that the effects of CEO celebrity on firm performance are contingent on the continuity of external and internal contextual conditions. If conditions change appreciably, the celebrity CEO’s rigidities become severe liabilities, explaining the documented tendency for CEO celebrity to bring about, on average, unfavorable firm outcomes.
Researchers often study constructs that are conceptually and/or empirically related, but distinct (i.e., “sibling constructs”). In social-personality psychology, as well as psychology more generally, ...there is little guidance for how to deal with sibling constructs, which can result in researchers ignoring or mishandling them. In this article, we start by situating sibling constructs in the literature on the jingle-jangle fallacies. Then, we outline 10 conceptual and empirical criteria for determining the degree to which, and in what ways, constructs may share a sibling relationship, using self-esteem and grandiose narcissism as a running example. Finally, we discuss strategies for handling sibling constructs in a systematic and transparent way. We hope that the procedures described here will help social-personality psychologists identify sibling constructs, understand when and why they pose problems for their research, and adopt strategies that ameliorate their adverse effects.
Narcissism is a puzzling construct containing many apparent paradoxes. The Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry Concept represents an attempt to deconstruct some of these paradoxes. In this paper, we ...relate admiration and rivalry to the personality metatraits, i.e., Plasticity and Stability, in an attempt to demonstrate that the metatrait concept offers an interesting way of framing why admiration seems to be profitable for individuals, whilst rivalry appears to have a net cost. Based on previous studies, we examined how admiration and rivalry were related to self-esteem, impulsivity and personality traits in two prospective studies involving a total of 719 adults. Our results are consistent with those of Back et al. (2013). Additionally, we demonstrated that admiration is composed of extraversion and openness to experience, thus representing the Plasticity (Beta) metatrait, and rivalry is composed of agreeableness, emotional stability and conscientiousness and thus corresponds to the Stability (Alpha) metatrait. In the terminology of the circumplex model of personality metatraits, rivalry can be conceived as the opposite of Stability: Alpha-minus. We suggest that rather than being disagreeable extraverts, narcissists are Unstable Plastics.
•Admiration groups with extraversion and intellect•Rivalry groups with agreeableness, conscientiousness and emotional stability•Narcissist is not disagreeable extravert but rather Unstable Plastic.
We explore how narcissistic CEOs address two powerful and conflicting needs: the need for acclaim and the need to dominate others. We argue that narcissistic CEOs address their need for acclaim by ...pursuing celebrity in the media and affiliating with high-status board members, and they address their need to dominate others by employing lower-status, younger, and less experienced top management team members who will be more deferential to and dependent on them. They manage each group differently through the use of different rewards, punishments, and influence tactics. We extend prior theory on CEO narcissism by exploring the mediating constructs that can link CEO narcissism and firm performance, offer a greater understanding of corporate governance by exploring how CEO personality traits influence governance structures, and demonstrate how a CEO's personality characteristics can affect the acquisition of social approval assets.
Previous research exploring the relationship between muscle dysmorphia, drive for muscularity, and disordered eating behaviors in relation to personality characteristics, particularly narcissism, has ...yielded interesting, though often conflictual, results. This study explores these relationships through assessing muscle dysmorphia, drive for muscularity, and disordered eating in relation to grandiose and hypersensitive narcissism. Participants included 173 male college students who were recruited via departmental Study Board. Participants completed demographic information, the Narcissistic Personality Inventory-40, the Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale, the Muscle Dysmorphia Questionnaire, the Drive for Muscularity Scale, and the Eating Attitudes Test-26. Results indicated a positive relationship between muscle dysmorphia symptomatology and hypersensitive narcissism, and positive relationships between drive for muscularity and facets of grandiose narcissism. Results indicated that disordered eating was not related to narcissism. Results provide direction for the further study of the dimensional structure of the construct of narcissism and treatment implications for those suffering from muscle dysmorphia.
A growing body of conceptual and empirical research has drawn on transactive memory systems (TMS) theory to understand the functioning of a wide range of teams, including top management teams (TMTs). ...At the same time, there has been increasing interest in how personality factors, and in particular chief executive officer (CEO) narcissism, shape corporate decision-making, and behaviour in TMTs. However, these streams of research have developed independently from one another. Leveraging a sample of 64 firms, we integrate TMS theory and upper echelons theory to explain how the performance consequences of TMTs are shaped by two competing dimensions of CEO narcissism: admiration-based narcissism and rivalry-based narcissism. CEO narcissism is an important area of research because of the strategic implications of the impact that this personality trait can have on the functioning of the TMT. We find that TMT TMS has a positive influence on firm performance at higher levels of admiration-based narcissism, but not rivalry-based narcissism. With this focus, we provide further substantiation of the firm-performance implications of TMS, and the critical role played by a dimensional focus on CEO narcissism in the TMS context.
The awareness of the consequences of consuming animal products for the environment and one's own health has been growing in recent years. The aim of the present research project was to examine the ...relationship between individual differences in biologically rooted primary emotional systems arising from phylogenetically old brain areas and dietary habits including being a vegan/vegetarian or omnivore (Study 1). Additionally, the link between the Dark Triad personality traits and dietary habits was investigated (also Study 1). In Study 2 it was aimed to replicate the associations between the Dark Triad traits and dietary habits in a new sample. In total 1140 (Study 1) and 444 (Study 2) participants took part in the research project. The Affective Neuroscience Personality Scales (ANPS) were applied to assess individual differences in six primary emotional systems. The Short Dark Triad Scale (SD3) was administered to assess individual differences in Machiavellianism, psychopathy and narcissism. The eating style of participants was measured with the Eating Behavior Questionnaire (EBQ). Results of Study 1 demonstrated higher CARE, SADNESS and spirituality scores, and lower PLAY scores in vegans/vegetarians than in omnivores. However, after the sex of the participants was included in the model, the effect on CARE got weaker. Additionally, omnivores scored higher on Machiavellianism, however, this association disappeared when sex was added to the model. In Study 2, higher scores in Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy were reported for the group of omnivores compared to vegans/vegetarians, however, those effects got weaker or disappeared after the sex of participants was added to the model. The present research project adds to the literature by investigating the ANPS model and the Dark Triad of personality in the context of eating style for the first time. The findings of these two studies might help to better understand how people following different types of diet, might differ in their personalities.
When dark parent burns out Čopková, Radka; Christenková, Zuzana
Personality and individual differences,
November 2024, 2024-11-00, Letnik:
230
Journal Article
Recenzirano
The term “burnout” is commonly used in occupational contexts, but feelings of overwhelming stress, disillusionment, inadequacy, and depletion of physical and mental resources also extend into other ...areas, such as parenthood. The parental role introduces various changes and challenges influenced by sociodemographic indicators and personality traits. Recent research indicates that personality characteristics are key predictors of parental burnout. Studies exploring the correlation between parental burnout and traits associated with the Big Five, emotional intelligence, impulsivity, and perfectionism have revealed potential links to darker personality facets, specifically Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy, collectively known as the Dark Triad. This study, conducted on a sample of 201 parents, aims to explore these relationships between parental burnout and aversive personality traits, identifying significant predictors while considering specific sociodemographic indicators. In bivariate correlations, only psychopathy was significantly correlated with parental burnout (albeit weakly). When the three dark traits are entered together in the model, Machiavellianism (β = 0.16) and psychopathy (β = 0.25) had significantly positive effects on parental burnout, while narcissism (β = − 0.24) had a significant negative effect on parental burnout. However, for establishing the direction of the causation, the longitudinal study would be appropriate.
•Psychopathy was positively associated with parental burnout.•Machiavellianism and narcissism were not associated with parental burnout.•15 % of parental burnout was explained by Dark triad and sociodemographic variables.
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