Leader Narcissism and Employee Organizational Citizenship Behavior Directed Toward the Leader: Roles of Perceived Insider Status and Need for Self-Esteem

Based on self-concept theory, the present study proposed and empirically tested the impact of leader narcissism on employee organizational citizenship behavior directed toward the leader (OCB-L), highlighting the mediating role of perceived insider status and the moderating role of need for self-est...

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Autores principales: Huaqiang Wang, Geng Liu, Miao Wang, Yue Dong
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e4e419680b58422daccb7f59ccedc6ac2021-11-15T04:34:45ZLeader Narcissism and Employee Organizational Citizenship Behavior Directed Toward the Leader: Roles of Perceived Insider Status and Need for Self-Esteem1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.747330https://doaj.org/article/e4e419680b58422daccb7f59ccedc6ac2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.747330/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Based on self-concept theory, the present study proposed and empirically tested the impact of leader narcissism on employee organizational citizenship behavior directed toward the leader (OCB-L), highlighting the mediating role of perceived insider status and the moderating role of need for self-esteem in this relationship. Based on an analysis of 161 two-stage matched leader-employee dyads, the hypotheses were tested and the results showed that the leader narcissism had a negative direct effect on employee OCB-L, as well as a negative indirect effect on employee OCB-L via perceived insider status. Furthermore, the need for self-esteem was found to moderate the negative effect of leader narcissism on perceived insider status as well as the mediating effect of perceived insider status between leader narcissism and employee OCB-L. The theoretical and practical implications of our research were discussed. Limitations and directions for future research were also offered.Huaqiang WangGeng LiuMiao WangYue DongFrontiers Media S.A.articleleader narcissismperceived insider statusOCB-Lneed for self-esteemself-concept theoryPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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topic leader narcissism
perceived insider status
OCB-L
need for self-esteem
self-concept theory
Psychology
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spellingShingle leader narcissism
perceived insider status
OCB-L
need for self-esteem
self-concept theory
Psychology
BF1-990
Huaqiang Wang
Geng Liu
Miao Wang
Yue Dong
Leader Narcissism and Employee Organizational Citizenship Behavior Directed Toward the Leader: Roles of Perceived Insider Status and Need for Self-Esteem
description Based on self-concept theory, the present study proposed and empirically tested the impact of leader narcissism on employee organizational citizenship behavior directed toward the leader (OCB-L), highlighting the mediating role of perceived insider status and the moderating role of need for self-esteem in this relationship. Based on an analysis of 161 two-stage matched leader-employee dyads, the hypotheses were tested and the results showed that the leader narcissism had a negative direct effect on employee OCB-L, as well as a negative indirect effect on employee OCB-L via perceived insider status. Furthermore, the need for self-esteem was found to moderate the negative effect of leader narcissism on perceived insider status as well as the mediating effect of perceived insider status between leader narcissism and employee OCB-L. The theoretical and practical implications of our research were discussed. Limitations and directions for future research were also offered.
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author Huaqiang Wang
Geng Liu
Miao Wang
Yue Dong
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Geng Liu
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Yue Dong
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title Leader Narcissism and Employee Organizational Citizenship Behavior Directed Toward the Leader: Roles of Perceived Insider Status and Need for Self-Esteem
title_short Leader Narcissism and Employee Organizational Citizenship Behavior Directed Toward the Leader: Roles of Perceived Insider Status and Need for Self-Esteem
title_full Leader Narcissism and Employee Organizational Citizenship Behavior Directed Toward the Leader: Roles of Perceived Insider Status and Need for Self-Esteem
title_fullStr Leader Narcissism and Employee Organizational Citizenship Behavior Directed Toward the Leader: Roles of Perceived Insider Status and Need for Self-Esteem
title_full_unstemmed Leader Narcissism and Employee Organizational Citizenship Behavior Directed Toward the Leader: Roles of Perceived Insider Status and Need for Self-Esteem
title_sort leader narcissism and employee organizational citizenship behavior directed toward the leader: roles of perceived insider status and need for self-esteem
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publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/e4e419680b58422daccb7f59ccedc6ac
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