Our latest article has just been published in the International Small Business Journal. Have you ever worked with someone who is at times charismatic and charming and at other times nitpicky, controlling and lacking in empathy? A coworker or manager who likes to brag about themselves, their achievements, successes and ambitions to be the best of the best, yet is also often insecure, envious, and manipulative? They instigate office drama and act as the center of attention. They crave glory. They are difficult to work with yet have their superiors, clients, and partners charmed. That coworker or boss likely has narcissistic tendencies.

Our study focuses on CEOs with these types of personality traits.

We analyze the tendencies of narcissistic CEOs to engage in acquiring, developing, and protecting resources. We examine how these behaviors translate to fulfilling their grandiose entrepreneurial strategies. Essentially, narcissistic CEOs are resource hogs. This helps them weather uncertain times, and when threatened, they are further activated to try (and succeed at their) innovative, proactive, and risky strategies.

“It’s all about resources: Narcissistic CEOs and entrepreneurial orientation during disruptions” by Richa Chugh from the Victoria University of Wellington, Audra I. Mockaitis from Maynooth University, Stephen E. Lanivich, University of Memphis, and Javad E. Nooshabadi, Maynooth University, was published in September, 2024.

The article is FREE to access: https://doi-org.may.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/02662426241269774

We would be interested to hear your thoughts about our publication.