Gotzsche-Astrup, O;
Jakobsen, J;
Furnham, A;
(2016)
The higher you climb: Dark side personality and job level.
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
, 57
(6)
pp. 535-541.
10.1111/sjop.12305.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the idea that there are dark side personality differences in the profiles of people at different levels in organizations. This study replicates and extends existing leadership research by focusing on self-defeating behavioral tendencies. A Danish consultancy provided data on 264 adults based on assessment reports. This paper explored linear and quadratic relationships between personality and de facto job level. More senior managers scored high on Cluster B/Moving Against Others scales of Bold, Colorful and Imaginative, and low on Cautious and Dutiful. These Danish data are compared to data from Great Britain and New Zealand which show very similar findings. Practice should take into account that dark side personality traits associated with an assertive, sometimes hostile, interpersonal orientation, predict leadership level up to a point.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The higher you climb: Dark side personality and job level |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/sjop.12305 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12305 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2016 Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley and Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Gotzsche-Astrup, O; Jakobsen, J; Furnham, A; (2016) The higher you climb: Dark side personality and job level. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 57 (6) pp. 535-541. 10.1111/sjop.12305], which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12305. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
| Keywords: | Social Sciences, Psychology, Multidisciplinary, Psychology, Dark side, personality disorders, managerial level, Performance Relationships, Traits, Bright, Leadership |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1506397 |
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