Is the dark triad always detrimental to firm performance? Testing different performance outcomes and the moderating effects of competitive rivalry

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dc.citation.volume14
dc.contributor.authorHaar J
dc.contributor.authorde Jong K
dc.contributor.editorThiel M
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-10T23:54:06Z
dc.date.available2024-06-10T23:54:06Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-10
dc.description.abstractThere is growing evidence that CEOs who have the 'dark triad' of personality traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) detrimentally influence firm performance. However, there is still much we do not know. The present study suggests that the CEO dark triad might directly influence typical performance indicators in different ways: positively affecting external performance indicators (breakthrough sales), but negatively affecting internal performance indicators (organizational performance). We argue that the CEO dark triad can be interpreted differently by those external to the firm versus internally, where managers are much closer to the CEO's dark personality. Our model includes managerial capital as a mediator and competitive rivalry as a moderator, and ultimately tests a moderated mediation model. Using data from 840 New Zealand firms, we find that the dark triad links to outcomes, as expected. While the CEO dark triad is negatively related to managerial capital, managerial capital does positively predict both performance indicators, and partially mediates the CEO dark triad effect. Overall, moderating effects highlight that the CEO dark triad is less detrimental in fiercely competitive business environments, acting as a consistent boundary condition across models. As competitive rivalry increases, the indirect effect of the CEO dark triad on performance decreases. We discuss the implications for understanding the role that the CEO dark triad can play in firms.
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dc.format.pagination1061698-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36968690
dc.identifier.citationHaar J, de Jong K. (2023). Is the dark triad always detrimental to firm performance? Testing different performance outcomes and the moderating effects of competitive rivalry.. Front Psychol. 14. (pp. 1061698-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1061698
dc.identifier.eissn1664-1078
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.number1061698
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69766
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.A.
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1061698/full
dc.relation.isPartOfFront Psychol
dc.rights(c) The author/sen
dc.rights.licenseCC BYen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectbreakthrough sales
dc.subjectdark triad
dc.subjectfirm performance
dc.subjectmanagerial capital
dc.subjectmoderated mediation
dc.titleIs the dark triad always detrimental to firm performance? Testing different performance outcomes and the moderating effects of competitive rivalry
dc.typeJournal article
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