Narcissism and Empowerment: How Narcissism Influences the Trickle‐Down Effects of Organizational Empowerment Climate on Performance

• Published in: Journal of management studies Vol. 57; no. 6; pp. 1217 - 1245
• Main Authors: Han, Joo Hun, Liao, Hui, Kim, Seongsu, Han, Jian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2020; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Analysis; Climate; empowering leadership; Empowerment; Leadership; Narcissism; organizational empowerment climate; Task performance; Teams

The present study proposes a trickle‐down model of employee empowerment in which empowerment climate at the organization level is positively related to the empowering leadership of team leaders and ultimately to individual task performance. Importantly, we hypothesize that team leaders’ and members’...