Do narcissistic employees remain silent? Examining the moderating roles of supervisor narcissism and traditionality in China

Min (Maggie) Wan (), Yejun Zhang () and Mingze Li ()
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Min (Maggie) Wan: Texas State University
Yejun Zhang: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Mingze Li: Wuhan University of Technology

Asian Business & Management, 2023, vol. 22, issue 2, No 13, 715-739

Abstract: Abstract In response to recent calls to understand whether and when narcissism is detrimental to the organization in particular cultural contexts, the current research aims to investigate whether employee narcissism is related to employee silence, and how supervisor narcissism and employee traditionality moderate this relationship in China. The hypotheses were tested in multi-source data collected from 227 employees and their 56 supervisors in a Chinese machinery company. The results from the multi-level analyses showed that employees’ narcissism was positively related to their silence behavior. In addition, this positive relationship was only positive and significant when supervisor narcissism or employee traditionality was high. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications, as well as future research directions.

Keywords: Employee narcissism; Supervisor narcissism; Employee silence; Traditionality; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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