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Professor Susanne Braun's Outputs (57)

Pursuing a future leader self: A multi‐study investigation of leader identity and its motivational and behavioural outcomes (2025)
Journal Article
Morgan, R., Braun, S., & Epitropaki, O. (2025). Pursuing a future leader self: A multi‐study investigation of leader identity and its motivational and behavioural outcomes. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 98(1), Article e70014. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.70014

Developing as a leader is widely recognized as a challenging endeavour that takes time. However, little research has been done to explain the process through which future representations of oneself as a leader relate to current leader identity and ho... Read More about Pursuing a future leader self: A multi‐study investigation of leader identity and its motivational and behavioural outcomes.

Sparking or smothering darkness: Motivational climates influence the leader grandiose narcissism–follower trust relation via leader self‐serving behaviour (2024)
Journal Article
Braun, S., Sleebos, E., Zou, L. L., & Wisse, B. M. (online). Sparking or smothering darkness: Motivational climates influence the leader grandiose narcissism–follower trust relation via leader self‐serving behaviour. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12555

Research suggests that the effects of leader narcissism can be complex and context dependent, causing a lack of clarity about the conditions under which leader narcissism affects follower perceptions. We posit that the organizational climate plays an... Read More about Sparking or smothering darkness: Motivational climates influence the leader grandiose narcissism–follower trust relation via leader self‐serving behaviour.

Grandiose and vulnerable leader narcissism in context: the role of events (2024)
Book Chapter
Topakas, A., Gan, X., & Braun, S. (2024). Grandiose and vulnerable leader narcissism in context: the role of events. In B. Schyns, P. Neves, & K. Breevaart (Eds.), Research Handbook on Destructive Leadership (132-154). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035315925.00013

Narcissism is indicative of an exaggerated self-focus characterized by positive self-views, such as superiority and importance. This chapter draws on trait activation theory, situation strength and event system theory, as well as the distinction betw... Read More about Grandiose and vulnerable leader narcissism in context: the role of events.

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.

Lead today, follow tomorrow? How to manage the ebb and flow of leader and follower identities (2024)
Book Chapter
Nieberle, K. W., Acton, B. P., Fu, Y., Lord, R. G., & Braun, S. (2024). Lead today, follow tomorrow? How to manage the ebb and flow of leader and follower identities. In S. Braun, T. Keller Hansbrough, G. A. Ruark, R. G. Lord, R. J. Hall, & O. Epitropaki (Eds.), Navigating leadership: Evidence-based strategies for leadership development (9–15). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003377450

Leader and follower identities are fundamental drivers of leader and follower behaviors. This chapter shows why understanding the changing nature of leader and follower identities will help you on your personal development journey. In the beginning,... Read More about Lead today, follow tomorrow? How to manage the ebb and flow of leader and follower identities.

Managing in the collective: The practice of Big Science collaborations (2023)
Book Chapter
Robinson, M., & Braun, S. (2023). Managing in the collective: The practice of Big Science collaborations. In T. Das (Ed.), Managerial Practice Issues in Strategy and Organization (1-38). Information Age Publishing

The scientific results of Big Science increasingly hit the headlines as they provide welcome hope to address a range of complex cross-border problems. However, their collaborative style governance and managerial practice have gone relatively unseen.... Read More about Managing in the collective: The practice of Big Science collaborations.

The Deterioration of Self-Worth in Entrepreneurship (2023)
Journal Article
Muñoz-Roman, P., Braun, S., Chowdhury, F., Barton, M., Jayne-Little, N., Komes, J., Rowland, J., Sykes, K., Smith, J., Talbot-Jones, C., & Taggart, A. (2023). The Deterioration of Self-Worth in Entrepreneurship. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 20, Article e00430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2023.e00430

This paper explores the deterioration of self-worth in entrepreneurship. Using a 15-month participatory action research in the North of England, we found mismatches between expectations and experiences at three interacting levels—purpose, autonomy,... Read More about The Deterioration of Self-Worth in Entrepreneurship.

Leader Identity on the Fly: Intra-personal Leader Identity Dynamics in Response to Strong Events (2023)
Journal Article
Nieberle, K. W., Acton, B. P., Braun, S., Lord, R. G., & Fu, Y. A. (2024). Leader Identity on the Fly: Intra-personal Leader Identity Dynamics in Response to Strong Events. Journal of Business and Psychology, 39(3), 755-778. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-023-09906-7

Recent theorizing challenges the notion that leadership, and especially leader identities, is static. Yet, we know little about the dynamics that characterize how leader identities change within individuals across short periods of time. The current w... Read More about Leader Identity on the Fly: Intra-personal Leader Identity Dynamics in Response to Strong Events.

Is Someone Looking Over My Shoulder? An Investigation into Supervisor Monitoring Variability, Subordinates’ Daily Felt Trust, and Well-being (2023)
Journal Article
Zheng, X. (., Nieberle, K. W., Braun, S., & Schyns, B. (2023). Is Someone Looking Over My Shoulder? An Investigation into Supervisor Monitoring Variability, Subordinates’ Daily Felt Trust, and Well-being. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 44(5), 818-837. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2699

Remote working has become the new norm in organizations. However, little is known about how supervisors’ monitoring affects their relationships with subordinates in remote work settings. Our research aims to enhance the understanding of the daily dyn... Read More about Is Someone Looking Over My Shoulder? An Investigation into Supervisor Monitoring Variability, Subordinates’ Daily Felt Trust, and Well-being.

What motivates narcissistic individuals to lead? The role of identity across cultures (2023)
Journal Article
Schyns, B., Braun, S., & Xia, Y. E. (2023). What motivates narcissistic individuals to lead? The role of identity across cultures. Personality and Individual Differences, 206, Article 112107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112107

Narcissists are assumed to be highly motivated to lead, but little is known about the underlying reasons or boundary conditions of this motivation. We examine the mediating role of individual level of identity, arguing that this process differs betwe... Read More about What motivates narcissistic individuals to lead? The role of identity across cultures.

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.

Developing authenticity: A quasi-experimental investigation (2022)
Journal Article
Kipfelsberger, P., Braun, S., Fladerer, M. P., & Dragoni, L. (2022). Developing authenticity: A quasi-experimental investigation. Personality and Individual Differences, 198, Article 111825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111825

Authenticity facilitates positive human functioning. Yet, previous research has not adequately addressed whether different dimensions of authenticity develop naturally as one ages or whether their development can be facilitated through systematic int... Read More about Developing authenticity: A quasi-experimental investigation.

Modeling Identities in Context: A Dynamical Systems Approach to Leader-Follower Identities (2021)
Journal Article
Nieberle, K., Acton, B., Braun, S., & Lord, R. G. (2021). Modeling Identities in Context: A Dynamical Systems Approach to Leader-Follower Identities. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021(1), https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2021.13413abstract

Although leadership and followership processes are flexible and fluid, our theoretical and empirical knowledge of the short-term dynamics in individuals’ leadership and followership identities are limited. Building on a Dynamical Systems Perspective... Read More about Modeling Identities in Context: A Dynamical Systems Approach to Leader-Follower Identities.

Sounds Like a Fit! Wording in Recruitment Advertisements and Recruiter Gender Affect Women’s Pursuit of Career Development Programs via Anticipated Belongingness (2020)
Journal Article
Hentschel, T., Braun, S., Peus, C., & Frey, D. (2021). Sounds Like a Fit! Wording in Recruitment Advertisements and Recruiter Gender Affect Women’s Pursuit of Career Development Programs via Anticipated Belongingness. Human Resource Management, 60(4), 581-602. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22043

Following calls for research to increase gender equality, we investigated women's intentions to pursue career opportunities, in the form of career development programs. We built on lack of fit and signaling theory to argue that women's but not men's... Read More about Sounds Like a Fit! Wording in Recruitment Advertisements and Recruiter Gender Affect Women’s Pursuit of Career Development Programs via Anticipated Belongingness.

Help When Dads Need Somebody? Follower Reactions to Leader Work-Family Conflict (2020)
Journal Article
Gloor, J., & Braun, S. (2020). Help When Dads Need Somebody? Follower Reactions to Leader Work-Family Conflict. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020(1), https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2020.27

Perceptions of others’ work-family conflict (WFC) have typically been studied as a top-down phenomenon grounded in gender role theory. This work has consistently revealed negative career consequences for followers whom leaders judge to have higher WF... Read More about Help When Dads Need Somebody? Follower Reactions to Leader Work-Family Conflict.

Managers’ resources for authentic leadership – A multi-study exploration of positive psychological capacities and ethical organizational climates (2020)
Journal Article
Fladerer, M., & Braun, S. (2020). Managers’ resources for authentic leadership – A multi-study exploration of positive psychological capacities and ethical organizational climates. British Journal of Management, 31(2), 325-343. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12396

While authentic leadership is highly valued in today’s business world, managers do not necessarily have the resources to attain it. Building on conservation of resources theory, we propose a conceptual model to address how personal and contextual res... Read More about Managers’ resources for authentic leadership – A multi-study exploration of positive psychological capacities and ethical organizational climates.

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.

Vulnerable narcissists in leadership? A bifactor model of narcissism and abusive supervision intent (2019)
Journal Article
Braun, S., Schyns, B., Zheng, Y., & Lord, R. (2019). Vulnerable narcissists in leadership? A bifactor model of narcissism and abusive supervision intent. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019(1), Article 11224. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2019.160

Addressing the controversial debate about narcissism and its impact on organizations, this article pursues three main purposes: First, we aimed to assess the factorial structure of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI) in an applied organizatio... Read More about Vulnerable narcissists in leadership? A bifactor model of narcissism and abusive supervision intent.

Connectionism in action: Exploring the links between leader prototypes, leader gender, and perceptions of authentic leadership (2018)
Journal Article
Braun, S., Peus, C., & Frey, D. (2018). Connectionism in action: Exploring the links between leader prototypes, leader gender, and perceptions of authentic leadership. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 149, 129-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2018.10.003

Building on the connectionist model of leadership perceptions, this research investigates the relationships between leader gender and authentic leadership perceptions from a leadership prototype perspective. In a five-study series, we tested differen... Read More about Connectionism in action: Exploring the links between leader prototypes, leader gender, and perceptions of authentic leadership.