When CEOs are all about themselves: Perceived CEO narcissism and middle managers’ workplace behaviors amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kim, Joo-Young; Lee, Hun Whee; Gao, He; Johnson, Russell E.

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“…Initial research also indicates that leadership, itself, may have been impacted during the pandemic crisis. In this context, Kim et al (2021) found that high levels of narcissism in CEOs, especially in contexts where the pandemic threatened firm performance and survival, promoted middle managers' perceptions of greater uncertainty, which in turn led these managers to engage in uncertainty-based coping responses, such as laissez-faire leadership (escape coping) and impression management (control coping) during the crisis.…”

Section: Extra-role Performance and Other Types Of Behavior At Workmentioning

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Organizational and vocational behavior in times of crisis: A review of empirical work undertaken during the COVID‐19 pandemic and introduction to the special issue

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Applied Psychology

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The challenges faced by individuals and organizations during the COVID‐19 crisis have significantly changed how businesses operate. In response, how we think about organizational and vocational behavior research has shifted. Questions of how leaders manage their workforce, how workers manage their daily work demands, and how workers consider their career options during and post the pandemic have attracted scholars' interest to assist businesses with recalibrating to a “new normal.” Presented in this special issue are 10 original articles that seek to propel the organizational and vocational behavior fields forward, addressing questions important in the context of crises, on working life. In our introduction to the special issue, we set the scene for this new research by reviewing the organizational and vocational behavior literature published over the first 2 years of the pandemic that has explored the impact of the COVID‐19 crisis on organizations and workers. This existing body of research covers emotions, work attitudes and behaviors, health and well‐being, and team and career‐related outcomes in the context of the crisis. The special issue also reflects on the enduring challenges for organizational and vocational behavior scholars conducting research during times of crisis to provide a roadmap for future research.

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Section: Extra-role Performance and Other Types Of Behavior At Workmentioning

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Organizational and vocational behavior in times of crisis: A review of empirical work undertaken during the COVID‐19 pandemic and introduction to the special issue

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Eva²,

Bindl

et al. 2022

Applied Psychology

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“…Narcissistic leaders are unlikely to implement curriculums or practices that address future needs, such as ongoing humanitarian concerns or unexpected ecological crises, for example, Covid-19 (Kim et al, 2021), which may cause an immediate set back in achieving their KPIs (Ryan et al, 2010: 112). The Chinese often say that the earlier generation plants trees, so that the later generations can enjoy the shade.…”

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Narcissism as a global barrier to education for sustainable development

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Narcissism, extreme self-interest, refers to a set of personality characteristics including arrogance, self-centeredness, need for admiration, sense of entitlement, grandiosity, lack of empathy, and interpersonal exploitation, which can range from normal to a diagnosable mental disorder, narcissistic personality disorder. Narcissism, deriving from the Greek myth of Narcissus who fell in love with his reflection in a pool of water which led to his demise, is part of our human nature and is associated with aggressive behaviour, conflict and war, counterproductive work behaviour, "bad" leadership, and weaker environmental ethics. Evidence suggests that individual and collective narcissism is increasing worldwide. Correspondingly, individualism is increasing while collectivism is declining. Furthermore, leadership attracts narcissists with its allure of power and prestige, who then affect their organisations' performance, and those higher in narcissism tend to attain higher leadership levels. These trends are increasingly problematic as our world shifts toward greater interdependence. Add the challenges of narcissism with its corresponding threats to sustainable institutions to the challenges of sustainable development, "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987: 43), and this identifies an overlooked barrier to education for sustainable development. We developed a testable model to address this barrier. Since the determining factors for institutional sustainability are generated largely by activities of specific teams, departments, and task forces, our framework stresses interactions at the group level in education systems. This model presents seven sets of impacts of a narcissistic leader's actions upon the outcomes for her or his group, generates fourteen propositions, and outlines research strategies.

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“…During this period, although it was impossible to continue working together physically, the new technologies made it possible to maintain communication between colleagues, middle and senior managers as regards preventive measures, policies, and work procedures. As indicated by Kim et al (2021) when middle managers perceive negative coping strategies (such as impression management and laissez-faire leadership) among their superiors, this increases their sense of uncertainty, which in turn may lead to lower levels of motivation. However, the scientific literature has not analyzed the impact on employees of how their colleagues have coped with the pandemic.…”

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Motivation of Teleworkers and Non-teleworkers in Times of COVID-19 in Spain: An Exploratory Study Using Non-parametric Analysis and Classification and Regression Trees

2022

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With the outbreak of COVID-19 in spring 2020, small, medium, and large companies were forced to cope with the unexpected circumstances. Faced by this health emergency, it was necessary to ensure that staff remained motivated and that they could continue to carry out their duties despite the obstacles. The main goal of this exploratory research was to characterize employees who teleworked and who did not, and their motivation during the lockdown. A total of 11,779 workers from different-sized companies in various sectors answered an ad hoc questionnaire. By using non-parametric comparisons and Classification and Regression Trees (CRTs), the results show differences in both the assessment of strategies put into practice by the companies and the level of motivation of teleworkers and non-teleworkers, with the latter being more highly motivated. Nonetheless, teleworkers assessed their companies’ strategies and the role of their managers and colleagues more positively. This research helps to understand how different sectors have dealt with the crisis, according to the degree of teleworking implemented in each sector, and to what extent the motivation of the employees has been affected. The analysis of the large amount of data obtained confirms the importance of the role of managers in sustaining the motivation of their subordinates in times of crisis. In this sense, it is necessary to develop managers’ competencies in order to develop and maintain relations of trust and support with their coworkers. On the other hand, it is necessary to foster employees’ sense of meaningfulness and responsibility at work in order to keep them motivated.

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When CEOs are all about themselves: Perceived CEO narcissism and middle managers’ workplace behaviors amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cited by 44 publications

References 121 publications

Organizational and vocational behavior in times of crisis: A review of empirical work undertaken during the COVID‐19 pandemic and introduction to the special issue

Organizational and vocational behavior in times of crisis: A review of empirical work undertaken during the COVID‐19 pandemic and introduction to the special issue

Narcissism as a global barrier to education for sustainable development

Motivation of Teleworkers and Non-teleworkers in Times of COVID-19 in Spain: An Exploratory Study Using Non-parametric Analysis and Classification and Regression Trees

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