The bright and dark sides of leader traits: A review and theoretical extension of the leader trait paradigm

Narcissism and Leadership: A Meta-Analytic Review of Linear and Nonlinear Relationships

“…This study integrates prior research findings via meta-analysis to make four contributions to theory on narcissism and leadership, by (a) distinguishing between leadership emergence and leadership effectiveness, to reveal that narcissism displays a positive relationship with leadership emergence, but no relationship with leadership effectiveness; (b) showing narcissism's positive effect on leadership emergence can be explained by leader extraversion; (c) demonstrating that whereas observerreported leadership effectiveness ratings (e.g., supervisor-report, subordinate-report, and peer-report) are not related to narcissism, self-reported leadership effectiveness ratings are positively related to narcissism; and (d) illustrating that the nil linear relationship between narcissism and leadership effectiveness masks an underlying curvilinear trend, advancing the idea that there exists an optimal, midrange level of leader narcissism.During the last decade, organizational researchers have become increasingly interested in narcissism, as recently evidenced by several insightful contributions (e.g., Galvin, Waldman, & Balthazard, 2010;Judge, LePine, & Rich, 2006;Judge, Piccolo, & Kosalka, 2009;Nevicka, Ten Velden, De Hoogh, & Van Vianen, 2011;Peterson, Galvin, & Lange, 2012), digitalcommons.unl.edu 2 G r i j a lva , H a r m s , N e w m a N , G a d d i s & F r a l e y i N P e r s o n n e l P s y c h o l o g y 6 8 ( 2 0 1 5 ) including a meta-analysis of narcissism and work performance (O'Boyle, Forsyth, Banks, & McDaniel, 2012). Narcissism's rise in popularity coincides with a larger trend in the field of organizational psychology toward building a more thorough understanding of negative workplace behaviors (e.g., counterproductive work behaviors [CWB], abusive supervision, and incivility; Andersson & Pearson, 1999;Sackett, 2002;Tepper, 2000).…”

“…During the last decade, organizational researchers have become increasingly interested in narcissism, as recently evidenced by several insightful contributions (e.g., Galvin, Waldman, & Balthazard, 2010;Judge, LePine, & Rich, 2006;Judge, Piccolo, & Kosalka, 2009;Nevicka, Ten Velden, De Hoogh, & Van Vianen, 2011;Peterson, Galvin, & Lange, 2012), digitalcommons.unl.edu including a meta-analysis of narcissism and work performance (O'Boyle, Forsyth, Banks, & McDaniel, 2012). Narcissism's rise in popularity coincides with a larger trend in the field of organizational psychology toward building a more thorough understanding of negative workplace behaviors (e.g., counterproductive work behaviors [CWB], abusive supervision, and incivility; Andersson & Pearson, 1999;Sackett, 2002;Tepper, 2000).…”

The Impact of Effective Leadership Practice on Organizational Performance and Growth of State Owned Banks in Ghana: The Case of National Investment Bank, Ghana

“…Ismail et al [27] see an effective leader as one who is able to convince employees to toe a particular line of action especially when it has to do with strategies for meeting organizational targets. Judge et al [28] support this position and maintains that the quality of leadership, to a large extent, should determine employee performance and by extension corporate readiness to achieve set targets.…”

Life After a Festival: Local Leadership and The Lasting Legacy of Festivals

“…Leader traits include drive (a broad term that includes achievement, motivation, ambition, energy, tenacity, and initiative); leadership motivation (the desire to lead but not to seek power as an end in itself); honesty and integrity; self-confidence (which is associated with emotional stability); cognitive ability; and knowledge of business (Kirkpatrick & Locke, 1991;Zaccaro, Kemp, & Bader, 2004). A substantial volume of research has been published on leader traits (Judge, Piccolo, & Kosalka, 2009), and of particular relevance to the current study, Sorensen and Epps' (1996) examination of local leaders in rural Australian communities concluded that although leaders had similar traits, the situational context was paramount to leadership effectiveness. They concluded, therefore, it was not possible to develop a definitive list of traits that could define an "effective" local leader.…”