Narcissism personality trait and performance: task-oriented leadership and authoritarian styles as mediators

Purpose The present study explored the direct as well as indirect relationships between narcissism personality trait and performance. Two leadership styles (task oriented and authoritarian styles) were identified as possible mediators. Design/methodology/approach Narcissism was measured by using Narcissistic Personality Inventory (Ames et al. , 2006), performance was measured by performance scale (Greene-Shortridge, 2008). Sinha's leadership...