Table 2

Indicators of CEO narcissism at LinkedIn

IndicatorLinkedIn sectionConnection with narcissism
N1Skills and endorsements sections. Contacts can validate these skills and users must be approved it to appear in their profilesThis section reflects the CEO's willingness and narcissistic features. As constant applause and attention (Bogart et al., 2004)
N2Previous job positions. Majority of the company CEOs must have a large amount of previous positionsThe 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)
N3LinkedIn photography, as a similar meaning of CEO photography in annual reportsThe inclusion of a photography oneself is an indicator of narcissism since reflects vanity (Chatterjee and Hambrick, 2007)
N4Summary 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)

Source(s): Table by the authors

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