Navigating the Narcissist: Leadership Through a Different Lens

by Kai Externbrink, Tim Brouns, Pablo Salvador Blesa Aledo

Book Overview

Navigating the Narcissist: Leadership Through a Different Lens is an incisive collection of scientific journal articles that delve into the complex duality of narcissism in leadership. This book offers a multidimensional exploration of narcissistic traits in varied contexts, from corporate environments in the banking sector of Pakistan to entrepreneurial ventures and American socio-political landscapes. Through empirical studies, literature reviews, and theoretical papers, the collection examines both the beneficial and detrimental impacts of narcissistic leadership. It reveals how narcissistic leaders can drive innovation and confidence but also foster toxic environments harming team performance and employee well-being. The diversity in research methodologies ensures a comprehensive analysis, providing valuable insights for scholars and practitioners to mitigate the negative effects while leveraging potential advantages of narcissistic traits in leadership dynamics. This essential read highlights the relational aspects of leadership, emphasizing the symbiotic role played by followers, and calls for more nuanced and informed approaches in research and practice to cultivate healthier organizational cultures.

Quality Research Publishing is dedicated to making knowledge more accessible to the general public by curating a topical compilation of the latest research on various subjects and providing plain language summaries.

Each of the articles in this book is available individually and digitally without cost. However, we believe it is important for the contextualizing and sharing of educational and scientific work to curate this research in a way that is understandable and helpful to the average person seeking deeper knowledge of a particular subject.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1022902059
• ISBN13: 9781022902053
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Quality Research Publishing
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"