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Leader Emergence: The Case of the Narcissistic Leader

Amy B. Brunell

The Ohio State University at Newark, brunell.2{at}osu.edu

William A. Gentry

University of Georgia

W. Keith Campbell

University of Georgia

Brian J. Hoffman

University of Georgia

Karl W. Kuhnert

University of Georgia

Kenneth G. DeMarree

The Ohio State University

These studies investigate whether individuals with high narcissism scores would be more likely to emerge as leaders during leaderless group discussions. The authors hypothesized that narcissists would emerge as group leaders. In three studies, participants completed personality questionnaires and engaged in four-person leaderless group discussions. Results from all three studies reveal a link between narcissism and leader emergence. Studies 1 and 2 further reveal that the power dimension of narcissism predicted reported leader emergence while controlling for sex, self-esteem, and the Big Five personality traits. Study 3 demonstrates an association between narcissism and expert ratings of leader emergence in a group of executives. The implications of the propensity of narcissists to emerge as leaders are discussed.

Key Words: narcissism • power • leader emergence • leaderless group discussions

This version was published on December 1, 2008

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 34, No. 12, 1663-1676 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208324101
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