Beyond the dark side of executive psychology: Current research and new directions

European Management Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 362-376

  Bollaert, Helen ^a,b   Petit, Valérie ^c  

^a IESEG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Corporate finance; Hubris; Narcissism; Overconfidence; Self; Strategic management; Top executives

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955927491     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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