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Professor Susanne Braun's Outputs (4)

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.