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When vulnerable narcissists take the lead: The role of internal attribution of failure and shame for abusive supervision (2024)
Journal Article
Braun, S., Schyns, B., Zheng, Y., & Lord, R. G. (online). When vulnerable narcissists take the lead: The role of internal attribution of failure and shame for abusive supervision. Journal of Business Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05805-w

Research to date provides only limited insights into the processes of abusive supervision, a form of unethical leadership. Leaders' vulnerable narcissism is important to consider, as, according to the trifurcated model of narcissism, it combines enti... Read More about When vulnerable narcissists take the lead: The role of internal attribution of failure and shame for abusive supervision.

When identification with your group matters: Leader consultation in response to constructive follower voice (2024)
Journal Article
Nieberle, K. W., Schyns, B., Kuonath, A., & Frey, D. (online). When identification with your group matters: Leader consultation in response to constructive follower voice. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2024.2392901

Integrating social exchange and social identity theory, the present research investigates to what extend and why follower social identification matters for the relationship between constructive follower voice and leader consultation. We argue that wh... Read More about When identification with your group matters: Leader consultation in response to constructive follower voice.

Triggered abuse: How and why leaders with narcissistic rivalry react to follower deviance (2024)
Journal Article
Gauglitz, I. K., & Schyns, B. (2024). Triggered abuse: How and why leaders with narcissistic rivalry react to follower deviance. Journal of Business Ethics, 193(1), 115-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05579-7

Previous research has shown that leaders’ narcissistic rivalry is positively associated with abusive supervision. However, it remains unclear when and how leaders high in narcissistic rivalry show abusive supervision. Building on trait activation the... Read More about Triggered abuse: How and why leaders with narcissistic rivalry react to follower deviance.

When does charm turn sour in early career working relationships? The relationship between narcissism and Leader-Member and Member-Member Exchange (2023)
Journal Article
Schyns, B., Gauglitz, I. K., Veestraeten, M., Nestler, S., & Bonnefous, A. (2023). When does charm turn sour in early career working relationships? The relationship between narcissism and Leader-Member and Member-Member Exchange. Cadernos EBAPE.BR, 21(6), Article e2023-0058. https://doi.org/10.1590/1679-395120230058x

Internships offer the opportunity for students in higher education to have their first work experience and start building professional relationships. However, the ways in which these experiences and relationships unfold may differ significantly. In t... Read More about When does charm turn sour in early career working relationships? The relationship between narcissism and Leader-Member and Member-Member Exchange.

Vulnerable narcissistic leadership meets Covid-19: The relationship between vulnerable narcissistic leader behaviour and subsequent follower irritation (2023)
Journal Article
Schyns, B., Gauglitz, I. K., Gilmore, S., & Nieberle, K. (2023). Vulnerable narcissistic leadership meets Covid-19: The relationship between vulnerable narcissistic leader behaviour and subsequent follower irritation. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 32(6), 816-826. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2023.2252130

Leaders’ vulnerable narcissism may cause followers irritation due to its antagonistic and neurotic nature. Based on conservation of resources theory, we propose and test a model of between-person and reciprocal within-person relations between weekly... Read More about Vulnerable narcissistic leadership meets Covid-19: The relationship between vulnerable narcissistic leader behaviour and subsequent follower irritation.

Me, me, me - narcissism and motivation to lead (2022)
Journal Article
Schyns, B., Lagowska, U., & Braun, S. (2022). Me, me, me - narcissism and motivation to lead. Journal of Psychology, 230(4), 330-334. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000504

This study tests the relationships between grandiose narcissism and affective, calculative, social-normative motivation to lead (MTL), and avoidance to lead as well as between vulnerable narcissism and affective MTL and avoidance to lead. Further, we... Read More about Me, me, me - narcissism and motivation to lead.

How to mitigate destructive leadership – Human resources-practices that mitigate Dark Triad leaders’ destructive tendencies (2022)
Book Chapter
Schyns, B., Gauglitz, I. K., Wisse, B., & Schütz, A. (2022). How to mitigate destructive leadership – Human resources-practices that mitigate Dark Triad leaders’ destructive tendencies. In D. Lusk, & T. L. Hayes (Eds.), Overcoming Bad Leadership in Organizations (251-276). Oxford University Press

Leaders with Dark Triad traits (Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism) are notorious for their display of destructive behaviour in interacting with their subordinates. It may be argued that organisations have the obligation to protect the org... Read More about How to mitigate destructive leadership – Human resources-practices that mitigate Dark Triad leaders’ destructive tendencies.

When your leader just does not make any sense: Conceptualizing inconsistent leadership (2022)
Journal Article
Schilling, J., Schyns, B., & May, D. (2023). When your leader just does not make any sense: Conceptualizing inconsistent leadership. Journal of Business Ethics, 185, 209-221. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-022-05119-9

Perceived consistency, and even more so inconsistency of behavior is an important factor in the evaluation of other people. This is especially true for leaders, whose behavior is typically closely monitored and interpreted by their followers. While p... Read More about When your leader just does not make any sense: Conceptualizing inconsistent leadership.

The Romance of Leadership: Rekindling the fire through replication of Meindl and Ehrlich (2021)
Journal Article
Hammond, M., Schyns, B., Vogelgesang, G., Thomas, J., & Clapp-Smith, R. (2023). The Romance of Leadership: Rekindling the fire through replication of Meindl and Ehrlich. The Leadership Quarterly, 34(4), Article 101538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2021.101538

Given changes in business and society, the romance of leadership theory, which describes a glorification of the perceived influence of leaders on organizational outcomes, is arguably more relevant than at its conception over thirty years ago. This pa... Read More about The Romance of Leadership: Rekindling the fire through replication of Meindl and Ehrlich.

Trapped at Work: The Barriers Model of Abusive Supervision (2021)
Journal Article
Breevaart, K., Wisse, B., & Schyns, B. (2022). Trapped at Work: The Barriers Model of Abusive Supervision. Academy of Management Perspectives, 36(3), 936-954. https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2021.0007

While research on abusive supervision is thriving, we still know very little about the sustained nature of the phenomenon. Additionally, most papers focusing on the prolonged character of the detrimental relational dynamic take a within-dyad perspect... Read More about Trapped at Work: The Barriers Model of Abusive Supervision.

Being suspicious in the workplace: The role of suspicion and negative views of others in the workplace in the perception of abusive supervision (2021)
Journal Article
Schyns, B. (2021). Being suspicious in the workplace: The role of suspicion and negative views of others in the workplace in the perception of abusive supervision. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 42(4), 617-629. https://doi.org/10.1108/lodj-06-2020-0242

Two studies are presented to examine the relationship between trait suspicion and the perception of abusive supervision as moderated by implicit leadership theories. The first study is a survey study, the second study is an experimental vignette stud... Read More about Being suspicious in the workplace: The role of suspicion and negative views of others in the workplace in the perception of abusive supervision.

Does thinking of myself as leader make me want to lead? The role of congruence in self-theories and implicit leadership theories in motivation to lead (2020)
Journal Article
Schyns, B., Kiefer, T., & Foti, R. J. (2020). Does thinking of myself as leader make me want to lead? The role of congruence in self-theories and implicit leadership theories in motivation to lead. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 122, Article 103477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103477

The paper focuses on antecedents of leadership self-efficacy and motivation to lead. We propose that the congruence between how individuals see leaders in general (implicit leadership theories) and how they see themselves (implicit self-theories) on... Read More about Does thinking of myself as leader make me want to lead? The role of congruence in self-theories and implicit leadership theories in motivation to lead.

Why and when job stressors impact voice behaviour: An ego depletion (2019)
Journal Article
Xia, Y., Schyns, B., & Zhang, L. (2020). Why and when job stressors impact voice behaviour: An ego depletion. Journal of Business Research, 109, 200-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.11.053

Most research assumes that job stressors decrease employees’ voice behavior. However, looking at research about job stressors and OCB (including voice), not all types of stressors have the same effects. The purpose of our research is to develop a new... Read More about Why and when job stressors impact voice behaviour: An ego depletion.

Dark personalities in the workplace (2019)
Book Chapter
Schyns, B., Braun, S., & Wisse, B. (2019). Dark personalities in the workplace. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190236557.013.553

Dark Triad personality traits in the workplace comprise of the traits narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. The Dark Triad and its relationships with individual and organisational variables has received increasing attention in organisational... Read More about Dark personalities in the workplace.

The appeal of transformational leadership (2018)
Journal Article
Hansbrough, T., & Schyns, B. (2018). The appeal of transformational leadership. Journal of leadership studies (Hoboken, N.J. : Online), 12(3), 19-32. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21571

Although transformational leadership has been described as an ideal leadership style, there have been recent calls for research to examine why the concept of transformational leadership appeals to some individuals but not to others. Accordingly, thre... Read More about The appeal of transformational leadership.

Is it me or you? – How reactions to abusive supervision are shaped by leader behavior and follower perceptions (2018)
Journal Article
Schyns, B., Felfe, J., & Schilling, J. (2018). Is it me or you? – How reactions to abusive supervision are shaped by leader behavior and follower perceptions. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 1309. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01309

There is a growing interest in understanding how follower reactions toward abusive leadership are shaped by followers' perceptions and attributions. Our studies add to the understanding of the process happening between different levels of leaders' ab... Read More about Is it me or you? – How reactions to abusive supervision are shaped by leader behavior and follower perceptions.

In the eye of the public: Examining the content of implicit leadership theories about football managers across two contexts (2018)
Journal Article
Schyns, B., Schilling, J., & Coyle, P. (2018). In the eye of the public: Examining the content of implicit leadership theories about football managers across two contexts. International journal of sport psychology, 49, 267-290

We examine the content of implicit leadership theories relating to football managers. While most studies of leadership and sport are interested in direct leadership, we argue here that public figures such as football managers are measured against fan... Read More about In the eye of the public: Examining the content of implicit leadership theories about football managers across two contexts.

Shady Strategic Behavior: Recognizing Strategic Followership of Dark Triad Followers (2018)
Journal Article
Schyns, B., Wisse, B., & Sanders, S. (2019). Shady Strategic Behavior: Recognizing Strategic Followership of Dark Triad Followers. Academy of Management Perspectives, 33(2), 234-249. https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2017.0005

The importance of strategic behavior in organizations has long been recognized. However, so far the literature has primarily focused on leaders’ strategic behavior, largely ignoring followers’ strategic behavior. In the present paper, we take a follo... Read More about Shady Strategic Behavior: Recognizing Strategic Followership of Dark Triad Followers.