Indicators of CEO narcissism at LinkedIn
| Indicator | LinkedIn section | Connection with narcissism |
|---|---|---|
| N1 | Skills and endorsements sections. Contacts can validate these skills and users must be approved it to appear in their profiles | This section reflects the CEO's willingness and narcissistic features. As constant applause and attention (Bogart et al., 2004) |
| N2 | Previous job positions. Majority of the company CEOs must have a large amount of previous positions | The list of number of job positions is important to determine the degree of narcissism, offering an exhaustive description of the arrogance of them (Aabo and Eriksen, 2018) |
| N3 | LinkedIn photography, as a similar meaning of CEO photography in annual reports | The inclusion of a photography oneself is an indicator of narcissism since reflects vanity (Chatterjee and Hambrick, 2007) |
| N4 | Summary section. It is a voluntary section containing skills, personal information, hobbies, interests (Aabo and Eriksen, 2018) | This indicator reflects the user narcissism since details a superiority need and arrogance (Chatterjee and Hambrick, 2007) |
| Indicator | LinkedIn section | Connection with narcissism |
|---|---|---|
| N1 | Skills and endorsements sections. Contacts can validate these skills and users must be approved it to appear in their profiles | This section reflects the CEO's willingness and narcissistic features. As constant applause and attention ( |
| N2 | Previous job positions. Majority of the company CEOs must have a large amount of previous positions | The list of number of job positions is important to determine the degree of narcissism, offering an exhaustive description of the arrogance of them ( |
| N3 | LinkedIn photography, as a similar meaning of CEO photography in annual reports | The inclusion of a photography oneself is an indicator of narcissism since reflects vanity ( |
| N4 | Summary section. It is a voluntary section containing skills, personal information, hobbies, interests ( | This indicator reflects the user narcissism since details a superiority need and arrogance ( |
Source(s): Table by the authors
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