Do Birds of a Feather Flock Together? The Joint Effects of Manager and Subordinate Narcissism on Performance Evaluation

IF 2.5 3区 管理学 Q2 BUSINESS, FINANCE
Miriam K. Maske, Matthias Sohn
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Abstract

This study investigates the interaction of superior and subordinate manager narcissism on subjective performance evaluation. We build on extant research in the psychology literature and propose that superiors evaluate narcissistic subordinates less favorably than non-narcissistic subordinates. However, based on the homophily effect (i.e., the tendency of like to associate with like), we also hypothesize that narcissistic superiors show greater tolerance toward narcissistic subordinates than non-narcissistic superiors do. We conduct two online experiments and find that superiors, both high and low in narcissism, evaluate narcissistic subordinates less favorably than non-narcissistic subordinates. Our results further show that this effect is mediated by the superiors’ weaker feelings of closeness to narcissistic subordinates. Finally, we find that superiors high in narcissism show greater feelings of closeness to narcissistic subordinates and, hence, evaluate them more favorably than non-narcissistic superiors do. Our results provide novel insight into the pivotal role of individual traits in subjective performance evaluation.
物以类聚,人以群分?管理者与下属自恋对绩效评估的共同影响
本研究探讨上下级管理者自恋对主观绩效评价的影响。我们在现有心理学文献研究的基础上提出,上级对自恋下属的评价低于非自恋下属。然而,基于同质效应(即喜欢与喜欢的人联系的倾向),我们也假设自恋的上级比非自恋的上级对自恋的下属表现出更大的宽容。我们进行了两个在线实验,发现无论是自恋程度高还是低的上级,对自恋下属的评价都不如非自恋下属。我们的研究结果进一步表明,这种影响是由上级对自恋下属的亲近感较弱所介导的。最后,我们发现高度自恋的上级对自恋的下属表现出更大的亲近感,因此,对他们的评价比非自恋的上级更有利。我们的研究结果为个人特质在主观绩效评估中的关键作用提供了新的见解。
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European Accounting Review
European Accounting Review BUSINESS, FINANCE-
CiteScore
7.00
自引率
6.10%
发文量
58
期刊介绍: Devoted to the advancement of accounting knowledge, it provides a forum for the publication of high quality accounting research manuscripts. The journal acknowledges its European origins and the distinctive variety of the European accounting research community. Conscious of these origins, European Accounting Review emphasises openness and flexibility, not only regarding the substantive issues of accounting research, but also with respect to paradigms, methodologies and styles of conducting that research. Though European Accounting Review is a truly international journal, it also holds a unique position as it is the only accounting journal to provide a European forum for the reporting of accounting research.
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