Narcissistic Behavior in the Administrative Environment - Exploratory Study

Narcissistic personality is theoretically well defined, it is an inherent characteristic of its owners. One of dominant characteristic of this personality is a self-centered attribute, expressed through arrogance, manipulation, demand, and love of self, greatness feelings, admiration emotions and non-sympathetic approach to others. Such personality is hard to be managed due to their sense of supremacy and are mostly intolerant to criticism or defeat. These characteristic owners also tend to refuse association with employees or people whom they believe to be less than them in excellence. The presence of narcissism as a potential threat in organizations, justifies the need to strategically administer solutions to avoid or mitigate its negative impact on organizational performance. The purpose of this research is to identify the factors which constitute a new measurable concept of narcissistic employee. The findings of this research expected to provide significant insight on how narcissist behavior could be detrimental to organization’s sustainable management. In addition, the expected statistical results will contribute in generating check points concerning the identified symptoms of such phenomena