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A correlational quasi-experimental research study on the effects of narcissistic personality disorder in project management leadership
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A correlational quasi-experimental research study on the effects of narcissistic personality disorder in project management leadership

Tamikia Monique Life
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Drexel University
Jun 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00001729
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Abstract

Employee morale Narcissism Personality disorders Narcissistic Leadership Project Management Psychology
This study examined the relationships between narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) traits in project management leadership and employee performance outputs defined as: time adherence, employee morale, employee turnover, and budget. A sample of N=38 project managers and N=16 employee team members from the Project Management Institute (PMI) were surveyed on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), and on the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ). The managers' mean self-assessment of narcissism did not significantly differ from the employee assessments of the managers, t(52)=1.000, p=.322. Among managers, narcissism did not significantly correlate to projects not being on time, r(36)=.007, p=.968, to budget, r(36)=.002, .989, or to employee turnover, r(36)=.001, p=.994. Among employees, assessment of manager narcissism did not significantly correlate to intrinsic job satisfaction, r(14)=.166, p=.555, to extrinsic job satisfaction, r(14)=.052, p=.850, or to overall satisfaction r(.14)=.090, p=.751. Two-way ANOVAs found a significant main effect for ethnicity and exhibitionism, F(2,47)=3.629, p=.034, and an interaction effect between management status and ethnicity for exploitativeness, F(2,47)=5.042, p=.010. There was an interaction between gender and management status, F(1,49)=6.382, p=.015. There was also a significant main effect of gender for entitlement, F(1,49)=2.375, p=.034.

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