Narcissism and Counterproductive Work Behavior: Do Bigger Egos Mean Bigger Problems?

By Lisa J. Penney, Paul E. Spector. 2003

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Identity Negotiation at Work (2009, background): “For example, narcissistic people, who possess exalted but uncertain self-views, punish unfair treatment with aggression (Exline, Baumeister, Bushman, Campbell, & Finkel, 2004; Penney & Spector, 2002).”
Leader Narcissism Predicts Malicious Envy and Supervisor-Targeted Counterproductive Work Behavior: Evidence from Field and Experimental Research (2018, background): “While narcissists’ emotions have been analyzed (Twenge and Campbell 2003; Penney and Spector 2002), empirical insights into others’ emotions in response to narcissism are missing.”
Generational differences in psychological traits and their impact on the workplace (2008, background): “Penney and Spector (2002) linked narcissism to self-reported counterproductive behavior towards the organization.”
The job demands–resources model and counterproductive work behaviour: The role of job-related affect (2011, background): “A final limitation of the present study is that it has not considered personal characteristics/resources, although there is evidence for their effect on both of the individual outcomes considered in this study, ie, work engagement (Xanthopoulou et al, 2007b ) and abuse/hostility (eg, Penney & Spect”
How Abusive Supervision Affects Workplace Deviance: A Moderated-Mediation Examination of Aggressiveness and Work-Related Negative Affect (2016, background): “Regarding employee-based aggression, researchers have identified many individual differences that may be predictive of workplace deviance, including trait anger and hostility (Cropanzano and Mitchell 2005; Eisenberger et al. 2004; Penney and Spector 2002).”
Bad Apples or Bad Barrels: An Examination of Group- and Organizational-Level Effects in the Study of Counterproductive Work Behavior (2011, background): “…subsumed under the FFM, several other personality traits also show significant relationships to CWB. Spector and colleagues (Fox & Spector, 1999; Penney & Spector, 2002) found that trait anger was the strongest predictor (r = .59) of CWB out of a large number of individual predictors, including…”
Lack of reciprocity, narcissism, anger, and instigated workplace incivility: A moderated mediation model (2013, methodology): “Some research has shown that narcissism is positively related to CWB (Judge, LePine, & Rich, 2006; Penney & Spector, 2002).”
Effects of Job Satisfaction and Conscientiousness on Extra-Role Behaviors (2010, background): “Although other research on extra-role behavior has examined individual differences in response to environmental variables, such as work stressors (Bowling and Eschleman in press; Fox et al. 2001; Penney and Spector 2002, 2005 ), perceived organizational support and perceptions of the developmental ”
The mediating and moderating role of burnout and emotional intelligence in the relationship between organizational justice and work misbehavior (2017, background): “Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Justice, Burnout, and WMB Studies have also unearthed the interaction between personal traits, organizational stressors, and WMBs (e.g., Bowling & Eschleman, 2010; Fox, Spector, & Miles, 2001; Penney & Spector, 2002, 2005).”
The Dark Triad at work: How toxic employees get their way (2012, background): “In particular, research has focused on how traits like narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism – the Dark Triad (Paulhus & Williams, 2002) – adversely affect numerous workplace outcomes (Brunell et al., 2008; Penney & Spector, 2002; Robinson & O’Leary-Kelly, 1998).”
I'm Too Good for This Job: Narcissism's Role in the Experience of Overqualification (2015, background): “Given that narcissism has been linked with counterproductive work behavior (CWB; Judge et al., 2006; Penney & Spector, 2002; O’Boyle et al., 2012), and there is also initial evidence of a relationship between perceived overqualification and CWB (Luksyte et al., 2011), it would be valuable to…”
Meta‐Analysis of Dark Side Personality Characteristics and Critical Work Behaviors among Leaders across the Globe: Findings and Implications for Leadership Development and Executive Coaching (2015, background): “Bono, Purvanova, Towler, and Peterson (2009) note that leadership development can be affected by coaches’ training and background, tools used in the process, and whether outcomes focus on individual goals or business needs.”