Narcissistic Leadership: The Formation, Function and Management Strategies

Abstract

Abstract:

This research reviews the concept and behavior characteristics of narcissistic leaders, and finds that narcissistic leader's behavior is motivated by leaders' own egomaniacal needs and beliefs. The results show that narcissistic personality is the main cause of narcissistic leaders, followed by social culture and organizational structure. Later, this research explain the effect of narcissistic leaders in organizational context, including leader decision, organizational culture, organizational threats, crisis of confidence, psychological dysfunction managers and non-ethical behavior. This research also points out five management strategies to handle with narcissistic leadership, and suggests a direction for future researches on narcissistic leaders.

Key words: narcissism, narcissistic leadership, narcissistic leader

Liao Jianqiao, Shaw Kang-Hwa, Tian Ting. Narcissistic Leadership: The Formation, Function and Management Strategies[J]. , 2016, 28(6): 131-139.

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