Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy of top managers: Can Entrepreneurial Orientation secure performance

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International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing Pub Date : 2020-06-26 DOI:10.1504/ijev.2020.107932

R. Bouncken, B. Cesinger, V. Tiberius

引用次数: 24

Abstract

Numerous studies show that high levels of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) in firms positively influence firm performance. Yet, high levels of Dark Triad (DT) traits - narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy - of managers might work detrimental to EO. Our study empirically tests if top managers who score high on Dark Triad traits have a negative influence on firm performance, reducing the merits of EO. Results of a survey study on 191 firms show that all three dimensions of the DT, narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, suppress the positive effects that EO has on firm performance. Accordingly, selfish behaviour, emotional coldness, propensity for duplicity, and top managers' quest for self promotion, status, and dominance lead to behaviour that reduces the positive influences around innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking of EO.

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高层管理者的自恋、马基雅维利主义与精神病态:创业导向能否确保绩效

大量研究表明，企业中高水平的创业导向(EO)对企业绩效有积极影响。然而，管理者的高水平的黑暗三位一体(DT)特征——自恋、马基雅维利主义和精神病——可能对情商不利。我们的研究通过实证检验了在黑暗三合一特征上得分较高的高管是否会对公司绩效产生负面影响，从而降低EO的价值。一项针对191家企业的调查研究结果表明，自恋、马基雅维利主义和精神病态这三个维度都抑制了主观行为对企业绩效的积极影响。因此，自私的行为、情感冷漠、口是心非的倾向以及高层管理者对自我提升、地位和支配地位的追求，都会导致行为降低了高管在创新、主动性和冒险方面的积极影响。

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International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing MANAGEMENT-

CiteScore

2.60

自引率

20.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： The journal name relates to Harvard Business School''s understanding of "The Entrepreneurial Venture" (Sahlmann/Stevenson/Roberts/Bhidé), the concept of entrepreneurship not only limited to new ventures/start-ups, but further understood as the concentration of opportunity/growth/value creation regardless of company size, age or kind. Hence, IJEV addresses organisational processes surrounding these concepts: from an idea to an innovation. To bridge the gap between innovation and entrepreneurship research, IJEV emphasises implications of this new knowledge for researchers, managers, public policy makers and business educators. Topics covered include: -Opportunity: identification; recognition; creation; selection; exploitation -Growth: management of rapidly growing enterprises; control -Value creation: for owners; for customers; other stakeholders; society -Entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship -New venture creation -Management of technology and innovation -New product development and creativity -SME management -Entrepreneurial and small enterprise finance -Crowdsourcing and crowdfunding -Family business -Gender and diversity -Global entrepreneurship and internationalisation -Public policy, the economy, and the small enterprise -Business and organisational failure