Abstract
Narcissism is imbued with emotional dynamism and there is a strong need to assess the linkages with outcomes by analyzing their fusion. The present study examined the relationship between grandiose narcissism and performance through analyzing the mediating role of subjective wellbeing (positive affect, negative affect and life satisfaction). The wholesome assessment of performance was done by considering task performance, team-work and cognitive motivational effectiveness among 293 senior-level Indian employees of a big public sector organization. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 22 and Smart PLS 2.0. The correlation results showed that grandiose narcissism was negatively related to performance, life satisfaction and positively related to negative affect. The indirect pathways (through mediation analyses) revealed that negative affect and life satisfaction mediated the relationship between grandiose narcissism and performance. The study effectively contributes to the narcissism and performance literature by presenting clearer pathways of grandiose narcissism (through self-regulated emotions and subjective wellbeing). Practical implications werealso highlighted beside the theoretical concerns.
Highlights
Narcissistic leaders have intrigued the researchers as they usually hog the limelight
In the present research we have focused on grandiose narcissism only as the prime idea of the research is to explore the clear pathways between narcissism and performance
The results of the correlation table (1) indicate that grandiose narcissism is negatively related to all dimensions of performance
Summary
Narcissistic leaders have intrigued the researchers as they usually hog the limelight. It appears that individuals high on narcissism surface (Rosenthal and Pittinsky 2006) as they often fit into the prototypical leaders (because of their grandiosity). Narcissistic leaders experience high positive affect as well as wellbeing (GornikDurose 2020) and their behavior is regulated by state and affect/emotions (Chen et al 2019) but this contingency is still evolving. There is some evidence to show that if narcissistic leaders can control some of their emotions, such as arrogance with humility, they can become a better performer, be more effective, and can experience satisfaction, wellbeing etc. The present research is a modest attempt to clear some of these ambiguities by exploring the relationship of narcissistic leadership with performance through the mediation of subjective well-being, which has not been explored so far to the best of our knowledge
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