The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Leadership and Narcissism
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Leadership and Narcissism
Abstract
Leadership is becoming increasingly recognized as a crucial issue for organizations facing change in a complex and volatile environment. This leads to a need for an understanding of the extensive leadership literature. However, it is notable that this literature is primarily focused on 'good' leadership. Until relatively recently it has ignored 'bad' or 'dark-side' leadership. Yet recent research in the field of change has provided evidence that such 'negative' leadership impacts adversely on change implementation. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to review the literature on 'bad' leadership and to explore the extent to which leader narcissism provides an explanation of 'bad' leadership behaviors. Building from this review the paper presents recommendations for future research
leadership, narcissism, change leadership, derailment
165-178
Higgs, Malcolm
bd61667f-4b7c-4caf-9d79-aee907c03ae3
2 June 2009
Higgs, Malcolm
bd61667f-4b7c-4caf-9d79-aee907c03ae3
Higgs, Malcolm
(2009)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Leadership and Narcissism.
Change Management Journal, 9 (2), .
(doi:10.1080/14697010902879111).
Abstract
Abstract
Leadership is becoming increasingly recognized as a crucial issue for organizations facing change in a complex and volatile environment. This leads to a need for an understanding of the extensive leadership literature. However, it is notable that this literature is primarily focused on 'good' leadership. Until relatively recently it has ignored 'bad' or 'dark-side' leadership. Yet recent research in the field of change has provided evidence that such 'negative' leadership impacts adversely on change implementation. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to review the literature on 'bad' leadership and to explore the extent to which leader narcissism provides an explanation of 'bad' leadership behaviors. Building from this review the paper presents recommendations for future research
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Published date: 2 June 2009
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leadership, narcissism, change leadership, derailment
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/79300
ISSN: 1469-7017
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