The Leader Ship Is Sinking: A Temporal Investigation of Narcissistic Leadership

Journal of Personality

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 237-247

  Ong, Chin Wei ^a   Roberts, Ross ^a   Arthur, Calum A ^b   Woodman, Tim ^a   Akehurst, Sally ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959887356     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12155     Document Type: Article

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