In Pursuit of Greatness: CEO Narcissism, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Firm Performance Variance
研究CEO自恋特质如何通过创业导向影响企业绩效波动，基于173位CEO的调查数据发现自恋CEO领导的企业创业导向更高，绩效波动更大。
Abstract Building upon the perspective that narcissism is a leadership trait with both ‘bright’ and ‘dark’ sides, the present study examines the question of whether companies led by narcissistic CEOs exhibit higher levels of entrepreneurial orientation ( EO ). Moreover, this research examines whether EO partially explains why narcissistic CEO ‐led firms experience greater variability in firm performance. Using survey data collected from 173 CEOs , and an archival measure of firm performance variance, we find support for our model. These findings offer an improved understanding of how CEO narcissism influences performance variance, and why the firms they lead may even, at times, be viewed as on a path to success. Study implications are discussed.