Article,
Give me uncertainty, and I will shine: CEO narcissism and corporate performance
Contributors
Aabo, Tom
0000-0002-1035-7252
(Corresponding author)
[1]
Affiliations
- [1] Aarhus University [NORA names: AU Aarhus University; University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
- [2] Boston Consulting Group, Kalvebod Brygge 24, 1560 Copenhagen V, Denmark [NORA names: Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
- [3] PwC, Jens Chr. Skous Vej 1, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark [NORA names: Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD]
Abstract
CEO narcissism is an established fact in the corporate world. We argue that uncertainty moderates the relationship between CEO narcissism and corporate performance. Thus, we hypothesize that the decisiveness and craving for attention of the narcissistic CEO improve corporate performance during periods of high uncertainty, while these features of narcissism are not needed and indeed are disadvantageous during periods of low uncertainty. Our empirical results support our hypothesis. Our findings are important in understanding the context specificity of the advantages and disadvantages of CEO narcissism in an empirical corporate setting and thus important for CEO selection and CEO management.
Keywords
CEO,
CEO narcissism,
CEO selection,
attention,
context,
context-specific,
corporate performance,
corporate setting,
corporate world,
craving,
decision,
disadvantages,
empirical results,
features,
features of narcissism,
findings,
hypothesis,
low uncertainty,
management,
narcissism,
narcissistic CEOs,
performance,
period,
periods of low uncertainty,
relationship,
results,
selection,
sets,
specificity,
uncertainty,
world
