Meta-analytic results showing the relationship between CEO narcissism and firm attributes (financial performance, firm size, firm age) and CEO attributes (gender, age, tenure), broken down by different measurement types of narcissism
| n | k | N | Mean r | p-value | LL | UL | Q statistic within group (p-value) | I2 | Q statistic between groups (p-value) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta-Analytic Results of CEO Narcissism and Firm Attributes | ||||||||||||
| Financial performance | 84 | 117 | 49,240 | 0.010 | 0.19 | −0.005 | 0.024 | 247.78 | ** | 53.20% | 16.33 | ** |
| Narcissism measurement type | ||||||||||||
| CEO narcissism index | 16 | 17 | 3,817 | 0.006 | 0.80 | −0.042 | 0.054 | 28.78 | * | 44.41% | ||
| CEO narcissism index altered | 21 | 29 | 14,001 | 0.026 | 0.06 | −0.001 | 0.054 | 73.75 | ** | 62.03% | ||
| Another construct | 9 | 12 | 9,079 | −0.006 | 0.75 | −0.042 | 0.030 | 28.94 | ** | 61.98% | ||
| Psychometric third party | 9 | 16 | 2,631 | 0.053 | ** | 0.015 | 0.092 | 26.10 | * | 42.53% | ||
| Psychometric self-report | 11 | 12 | 2,005 | 0.015 | 0.74 | −0.076 | 0.106 | 41.23 | ** | 73.32% | ||
| Single item | 19 | 31 | 17,707 | −0.017 | * | −0.032 | −0.002 | 21.75 | 0.86 | 0.00% | ||
| Firm size | 105 | 107 | 41,052 | 0.100 | ** | 0.064 | 0.137 | 1,184.43 | ** | 91.10% | 17.24 | ** |
| CEO narcissism index | 22 | 22 | 4,646 | 0.094 | ** | 0.041 | 0.148 | 56.42 | ** | 62.78% | ||
| CEO narcissism index altered | 24 | 24 | 9,801 | 0.156 | ** | 0.078 | 0.236 | 228.92 | ** | 89.95% | ||
| Another construct | 12 | 12 | 7,973 | 0.189 | 0.05 | −0.003 | 0.387 | 588.98 | ** | 98.13% | ||
| Psychometric third party | 14 | 14 | 3,025 | 0.001 | 0.98 | −0.066 | 0.067 | 37.77 | ** | 65.58% | ||
| Psychometric self-report | 13 | 14 | 2,637 | 0.019 | 0.32 | −0.019 | 0.058 | 7.98 | 0.85 | 0.00% | ||
| Single item | 21 | 21 | 12,970 | 0.085 | ** | 0.028 | 0.143 | 121.83 | ** | 83.58% | ||
| Firm age | 52 | 54 | 15,837 | 0.052 | ** | 0.020 | 0.083 | 187.21 | ** | 71.70% | 22.35 | ** |
| CEO narcissism index | 16 | 16 | 3,899 | 0.078 | ** | 0.034 | 0.122 | 23.91 | 0.07 | 37.27% | ||
| CEO narcissism index altered | 10 | 10 | 2,971 | 0.117 | * | 0.017 | 0.218 | 92.47 | ** | 90.27% | ||
| Another construct | 5 | 5 | 2,852 | 0.073 | * | 0.014 | 0.132 | 8.06 | 0.09 | 50.35% | ||
| Psychometric third party | 6 | 6 | 1,502 | 0.024 | 0.64 | −0.075 | 0.123 | 18.51 | ** | 72.98% | ||
| Psychometric self-report | 7 | 8 | 1,707 | −0.057 | * | −0.105 | −0.009 | 5.63 | 0.58 | 0.00% | ||
| Single item | 9 | 9 | 2,906 | 0.022 | 0.40 | −0.030 | 0.074 | 8.22 | 0.41 | 2.62% | ||
| Meta-Analytic Results of CEO Narcissism and CEO Attributes | ||||||||||||
| Woman | 53 | 54 | 21,229 | −0.019 | * | −0.036 | −0.002 | 69.080 | 0.07 | 23.30% | 17.9 | ** |
| CEO narcissism index | 3 | 3 | 717 | −0.012 | 0.74 | −0.086 | 0.061 | 1.456 | 0.48 | 0.00% | ||
| CEO narcissism index altered | 13 | 13 | 4,264 | −0.024 | 0.12 | −0.054 | 0.007 | 7.829 | 0.80 | 0.00% | ||
| Another construct | 6 | 6 | 2,802 | 0.007 | 0.70 | −0.030 | 0.044 | 4.219 | 0.52 | 0.00% | ||
| Psychometric third party | 4 | 4 | 1,204 | 0.082 | ** | 0.026 | 0.139 | 0.594 | 0.90 | 0.00% | ||
| Psychometric self-report | 15 | 16 | 2,779 | −0.066 | ** | −0.113 | −0.019 | 20.999 | 0.14 | 28.57% | ||
| Single item | 12 | 12 | 9,463 | −0.022 | 0.08 | −0.048 | 0.003 | 12.408 | 0.33 | 11.35% | ||
| Age | 73 | 76 | 24,664 | 0.023 | 0.09 | −0.004 | 0.050 | 235.320 | ** | 68.10% | 6.23 | |
| CEO narcissism index | 14 | 14 | 1,990 | 0.049 | 0.08 | −0.006 | 0.104 | 15.824 | 0.26 | 17.85% | ||
| CEO narcissism index altered | 18 | 20 | 5,966 | 0.046 | * | 0.010 | 0.082 | 32.113 | * | 40.83% | ||
| Another construct | 6 | 6 | 2,497 | −0.055 | 0.29 | −0.157 | 0.046 | 35.170 | ** | 85.78% | ||
| Psychometric third party | 7 | 7 | 1,667 | 0.044 | 0.45 | −0.069 | 0.157 | 25.262 | ** | 76.25% | ||
| Psychometric self-report | 16 | 17 | 3,081 | −0.011 | 0.78 | −0.091 | 0.068 | 81.492 | ** | 80.37% | ||
| Single item | 12 | 12 | 9,463 | 0.055 | ** | 0.029 | 0.081 | 17.397 | 0.10 | 36.77% | ||
| Tenure | 58 | 59 | 20,939 | 0.006 | 0.70 | −0.025 | 0.038 | 195.730 | ** | 70.40% | 12.66 | * |
| CEO narcissism index | 10 | 10 | 1,246 | −0.012 | 0.82 | −0.117 | 0.093 | 28.034 | ** | 67.90% | ||
| CEO narcissism index altered | 13 | 14 | 5,221 | −0.018 | 0.34 | −0.056 | 0.019 | 19.656 | 0.10 | 33.86% | ||
| Another construct | 6 | 6 | 2,342 | −0.071 | 0.23 | −0.187 | 0.045 | 38.084 | ** | 86.87% | ||
| Psychometric third party | 6 | 6 | 924 | 0.131 | 0.06 | −0.003 | 0.267 | 20.398 | ** | 75.49% | ||
| Psychometric self-report | 10 | 10 | 1,983 | 0.019 | 0.66 | −0.064 | 0.101 | 27.889 | ** | 67.73% | ||
| Single item | 13 | 13 | 9,223 | 0.051 | ** | 0.017 | 0.084 | 21.884 | * | 45.16% | ||
| Mean r | LL | UL | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta-Analytic Results of CEO Narcissism and Firm Attributes | ||||||||||||
| CEO narcissism index | 16 | 17 | 3,817 | 0.006 | 0.80 | −0.042 | 0.054 | 28.78 | * | 44.41% | ||
| CEO narcissism index altered | 21 | 29 | 14,001 | 0.026 | 0.06 | −0.001 | 0.054 | 73.75 | ** | 62.03% | ||
| Another construct | 9 | 12 | 9,079 | −0.006 | 0.75 | −0.042 | 0.030 | 28.94 | ** | 61.98% | ||
| Psychometric third party | 9 | 16 | 2,631 | 0.053 | ** | 0.015 | 0.092 | 26.10 | * | 42.53% | ||
| Psychometric self-report | 11 | 12 | 2,005 | 0.015 | 0.74 | −0.076 | 0.106 | 41.23 | ** | 73.32% | ||
| Single item | 19 | 31 | 17,707 | −0.017 | * | −0.032 | −0.002 | 21.75 | 0.86 | 0.00% | ||
| CEO narcissism index | 22 | 22 | 4,646 | 0.094 | ** | 0.041 | 0.148 | 56.42 | ** | 62.78% | ||
| CEO narcissism index altered | 24 | 24 | 9,801 | 0.156 | ** | 0.078 | 0.236 | 228.92 | ** | 89.95% | ||
| Another construct | 12 | 12 | 7,973 | 0.189 | 0.05 | −0.003 | 0.387 | 588.98 | ** | 98.13% | ||
| Psychometric third party | 14 | 14 | 3,025 | 0.001 | 0.98 | −0.066 | 0.067 | 37.77 | ** | 65.58% | ||
| Psychometric self-report | 13 | 14 | 2,637 | 0.019 | 0.32 | −0.019 | 0.058 | 7.98 | 0.85 | 0.00% | ||
| Single item | 21 | 21 | 12,970 | 0.085 | ** | 0.028 | 0.143 | 121.83 | ** | 83.58% | ||
| CEO narcissism index | 16 | 16 | 3,899 | 0.078 | ** | 0.034 | 0.122 | 23.91 | 0.07 | 37.27% | ||
| CEO narcissism index altered | 10 | 10 | 2,971 | 0.117 | * | 0.017 | 0.218 | 92.47 | ** | 90.27% | ||
| Another construct | 5 | 5 | 2,852 | 0.073 | * | 0.014 | 0.132 | 8.06 | 0.09 | 50.35% | ||
| Psychometric third party | 6 | 6 | 1,502 | 0.024 | 0.64 | −0.075 | 0.123 | 18.51 | ** | 72.98% | ||
| Psychometric self-report | 7 | 8 | 1,707 | −0.057 | * | −0.105 | −0.009 | 5.63 | 0.58 | 0.00% | ||
| Single item | 9 | 9 | 2,906 | 0.022 | 0.40 | −0.030 | 0.074 | 8.22 | 0.41 | 2.62% | ||
| Meta-Analytic Results of CEO Narcissism and CEO Attributes | ||||||||||||
| CEO narcissism index | 3 | 3 | 717 | −0.012 | 0.74 | −0.086 | 0.061 | 1.456 | 0.48 | 0.00% | ||
| CEO narcissism index altered | 13 | 13 | 4,264 | −0.024 | 0.12 | −0.054 | 0.007 | 7.829 | 0.80 | 0.00% | ||
| Another construct | 6 | 6 | 2,802 | 0.007 | 0.70 | −0.030 | 0.044 | 4.219 | 0.52 | 0.00% | ||
| Psychometric third party | 4 | 4 | 1,204 | 0.082 | ** | 0.026 | 0.139 | 0.594 | 0.90 | 0.00% | ||
| Psychometric self-report | 15 | 16 | 2,779 | −0.066 | ** | −0.113 | −0.019 | 20.999 | 0.14 | 28.57% | ||
| Single item | 12 | 12 | 9,463 | −0.022 | 0.08 | −0.048 | 0.003 | 12.408 | 0.33 | 11.35% | ||
| CEO narcissism index | 14 | 14 | 1,990 | 0.049 | 0.08 | −0.006 | 0.104 | 15.824 | 0.26 | 17.85% | ||
| CEO narcissism index altered | 18 | 20 | 5,966 | 0.046 | * | 0.010 | 0.082 | 32.113 | * | 40.83% | ||
| Another construct | 6 | 6 | 2,497 | −0.055 | 0.29 | −0.157 | 0.046 | 35.170 | ** | 85.78% | ||
| Psychometric third party | 7 | 7 | 1,667 | 0.044 | 0.45 | −0.069 | 0.157 | 25.262 | ** | 76.25% | ||
| Psychometric self-report | 16 | 17 | 3,081 | −0.011 | 0.78 | −0.091 | 0.068 | 81.492 | ** | 80.37% | ||
| Single item | 12 | 12 | 9,463 | 0.055 | ** | 0.029 | 0.081 | 17.397 | 0.10 | 36.77% | ||
| CEO narcissism index | 10 | 10 | 1,246 | −0.012 | 0.82 | −0.117 | 0.093 | 28.034 | ** | 67.90% | ||
| CEO narcissism index altered | 13 | 14 | 5,221 | −0.018 | 0.34 | −0.056 | 0.019 | 19.656 | 0.10 | 33.86% | ||
| Another construct | 6 | 6 | 2,342 | −0.071 | 0.23 | −0.187 | 0.045 | 38.084 | ** | 86.87% | ||
| Psychometric third party | 6 | 6 | 924 | 0.131 | 0.06 | −0.003 | 0.267 | 20.398 | ** | 75.49% | ||
| Psychometric self-report | 10 | 10 | 1,983 | 0.019 | 0.66 | −0.064 | 0.101 | 27.889 | ** | 67.73% | ||
| Single item | 13 | 13 | 9,223 | 0.051 | ** | 0.017 | 0.084 | 21.884 | * | 45.16% | ||
Note(s): n = number of studies; k = number of effect sizes; N = total sample size (CEOs); r = mean correlation; LL = lower level of the 95% confidence interval; UL = upper level of the 95% confidence; Q statistic within group (p-value) = heterogeneity within the subgroup, I2 = proportion of variability due to heterogeneity Q statistic between groups (p-value) = heterogeneity between subgroups, sig. **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05
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