Narcissism in the workforce: How employees respond to contract frame

Libby, Theresa; Olczak, Wioleta

doi:10.1016/j.aos.2022.101415

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“…Narcissism or narcissistic personality is considered one of the most prevalent personality traits. Identified as an important combination of personality traits and processes, narcissism is associated with a number of features such as self-exaggeration while friability, obsession about success, sense of entitlement, expecting to be admired, fantasies of great power, beauty and success, hypersensitivity to criticism, autonomy, grandiosity and the tendency to exploiting others in interpersonal relationships (Raskin and Terry, 1988;Rosario and White, 2005;Ames et al, 2006;Pincus and Lukowitsky, 2010;Schulze et al, 2013;Libby and Olczak, 2022). Some scholars believe that narcissistic managers are a source of creativity and advocate innovative ideas.…”

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Auditors' narcissism and their professional skepticism: evidence from Iran

Safarzadeh

Mohammadian

2023

ARA

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PurposeThis study aims to examine the association between Iranian auditors' narcissism and the auditors' professional skepticism.Design/methodology/approachThe authors' sample is comprised of 355 professional auditors working in the private and public sectors in Iranian firms in 2022. The authors use cross-sectional multivariate regression as the main methodology, along with the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique.FindingsThe authors find that a higher level of narcissism leads to a greater level of professional skepticism among auditors, which ultimately can enhance the quality of the audit process. The results provided via the robustness tests also supported this finding.Originality/valueThe authors' findings further the understanding of the role of narcissistic personality traits in improving professional skepticism among auditors of an Islamic and emerging country. In addition, audit firms and audit partners can also consider the findings of this study and enhance the effectiveness of audit processes by assigning appropriate employees with certain personalities to specific tasks.

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