Research paper
Is the dark triad always detrimental to firm performance? Testing different performance outcomes and the moderating effects of competitive rivalry
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- Title
- Is the dark triad always detrimental to firm performance? Testing different performance outcomes and the moderating effects of competitive rivalry
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- Massey University
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- Description
There is growing evidence that CEOs who have the 'dark triad' of personality traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) detrimentally influence firm performance. However, there is still much we do not know. The present study suggests that the CEO dark triad might directly influence typical performance indicators in different ways: positively affecting external performance indicators (breakthrough sales), but negatively affecting internal performance indicators (organizational perf...
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- Research paper
- Research format
- Journal article
- Date created
- 2023-03-10
- Creator
- Haar J / de Jong K
- URL
- https://hdl.handle.net/10179/69766
- Related subjects
- breakthrough sales / dark triad / firm performance / managerial capital / moderated mediation
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