The role of Organizational Narcissism in enhancing Employee Well-being: An analytical study in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq
Keywords:
Organizational Narcissism, Employee Well-being
Abstract
he research aims to identify the role of organizational narcissism applied in public organizations and its role in developing and enhancing the behaviours and practices of employees that aim to achieve their well-being. The research was applied to the community of the departments of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in each of (the Administrative and Financial Department, the Department of Construction and Projects, the Department of Studies, Planning and Follow-up, the Office of the Undersecretary of the Ministry for Administrative Affairs), through a deliberate sample consisting of (75) managers who hold the position of department managers and their assistants and division officials. The research questionnaire relied on collecting data. The data were processed using a set of descriptive and inferential statistical methods within the (AMOS) statistical program. The research came out with a set of results, the most important of which is the availability of the components of organizational narcissism that contributed significantly to raising and maintaining the enhancement of organizational well-being in the organization under research.
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Pfister, I. B., Jacobshagen, N., Kälin, W., & Semmer, N. K. (2020). How does appreciation lead to higher job satisfaction?. Journal of managerial psychology, 35(6), 465-479.
Pradhan, R. K., & Hati, L. (2022). The measurement of employee well-being: development and validation of a scale. Global Business Review, 23(2), 385-407.
Samad, A., Muchiri, M., & Shahid, S. (2022). Investigating leadership and employee well-being in higher education. Personnel Review, 51(1), 57-76.
Scharbert, J., Dein, L. M., Kroencke, L., Nestler, S., Back, M. D., & Utesch, K. (2024). Narcissists’ affective well-being: Associations of grandiose narcissism with state affect level and variability. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
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Stankevičienė, A., Tamaševičius, V., Diskienė, D., Grakauskas, Ž., & Rudinskaja, L. (2021). The mediating effect of work-life balance on the relationship between work culture and employee well-being. Journal of Business Economics and Management, 22(4), 988-1007.
Wang, W., Kang, S. W., & Choi, S. B. (2021). Effects of employee well-being and self-efficacy on the relationship between coaching leadership and knowledge sharing intention: a study of UK and US employees. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(20), 10638.
White, P., & George, G. (2022). How preferences for types of appreciation differ across employee age groups. Strategic HR Review, 21(1), 25-30.
Wirtz, N., & Rigotti, T. (2020). When grandiose meets vulnerable: narcissism and well-being in the organizational context. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 29(4), 556-569.
Yu, B., Meng, Y., Li, C., & Liu, D. (2022). How does employees’ narcissism influence organizational commitment? The role of perceived supervisor support and abusive supervision. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 910739.
Yu, M. C., G Wang, G., Zheng, X. T., & Shi, W. J. (2020). Entrepreneur narcissism and unethical pro-organizational behaviour: an examination of mediated-moderation model. Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja, 33(1), 501-520.
Zheng, X., Zhu, W., Zhao, H., & Zhang, C. (2015). Employee well‐being in organizations: Theoretical model, scale development, and cross‐cultural validation. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 36(5), 621-644.
Aryanti, R. D., Sari, E. Y. D., & Widiana, H. S. (2020). A literature review of workplace well-being. In International Conference on Community Development (ICCD 2020) (pp. 605-609). Atlantis Press.
Auer, A., Semmer, N. K., von Känel, R., Thomas, L., Zuccarella-Hackl, C., Wiest, R., & Wirtz, P. H. (2024). Taking appreciation to heart: appreciation at work and cardiovascular risk in male employees. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1284431.
Benraiss-Noailles, L., & Viot, C. (2021). Employer brand equity effects on employees well-being and loyalty. Journal of business research, 126, 605-613.
Braun, S. (2017). Leader narcissism and outcomes in organizations: A review at multiple levels of analysis and implications for future research. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 260159.
Brunell, A. B., & Davis, M. S. (2016). Grandiose narcissism and fairness in social exchanges. Current Psychology, 35, 220-233.
Cragun, O. R., Olsen, K. J., & Wright, P. M. (2020). Making CEO narcissism research great: A review and meta-analysis of CEO narcissism. Journal of Management, 46(6), 908-936.
Crevani, L., & Hallin, A. (2017). Performative narcissism: When organizations are made successful, admirable, and unique through narcissistic work. Management Learning, 48(4), 431-452.
Davis, C. (2020). Rank matters: police leadership and the authority of rank. Policing and society.
De-Juanas, Á., Bernal Romero, T., & Goig, R. (2020). The relationship between psychological well-being and autonomy in young people according to age. Frontiers in psychology, 11, 559976.
Duan, J., Wang, X., Brinsfield, C. T., & Liu, S. (2020). How enhancing employee well-being can encourage voice behavior: A desire fulfillment perspective. Human Performance, 33(5), 425-446.
Ejaz, T., Anjum, Z. U. Z., Rasheed, M., Waqas, M., & Hameed, A. A. (2022). Impact of ethical leadership on employee well-being: the mediating role of job satisfaction and employee voice. Middle East Journal of Management, 9(3), 310-331.
Gelencsér, M., Szabó-Szentgróti, G., Kőmüves, Z. S., & Hollósy-Vadász, G. (2023). The Holistic Model of Labour Retention: The Impact of Workplace Wellbeing Factors on Employee Retention. Administrative Sciences, 13(5), 121.
Hamedoğlu, M. A. (2019). Perceptions of principals and teachers on the level of organizational narcissism, high schools in Sakarya Province Sample. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 9(1), 148-170.
Hamedoglu, M. A., & Potas, N. (2012). Organizational narcissism scale (ONS). Engineering Management Research, 1(2), 53.
Hamrick, N., & White, P. (2020). Specific acts of appreciation valued by employees. Strategic HR Review, 19(4), 163-169.
Han, J. H., Liao, H., Kim, S., & Han, J. (2020). Narcissism and empowerment: How narcissism influences the trickle‐down effects of organizational empowerment climate on performance. Journal of Management Studies, 57(6), 1217-1245.
Heffernan, M., Cafferkey, K., Harney, B., Townsend, K., & Dundon, T. (2022). HRM system strength and employee well‐being: the role of internal process and open systems. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 60(1), 171-193.
Helfrich, H., & Dietl, E. (2019). Is employee narcissism always toxic?–The role of narcissistic admiration, rivalry and leaders’ implicit followership theories for employee voice. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 28(2), 259-271.
Holtzman, N. S. (2018). Did narcissism evolve?. Handbook of Trait Narcissism: Key Advances, Research Methods, and Controversies, 173-181.
Jalal, A. Q. (2021). The impact of employee well-being on innovative marketing performance: Applied Study in Asia Cell Communications Company. Tikrit Journal of Administrative and Economic Sciences, 17(54 part 1).
Jaskeviciute, V., Stankeviciene, A., Diskiene, D., & Savicke, J. (2021). The relationship between employee well-being and organizational trust in the context of sustainable human resource management. Problems and perspectives in management, 19(2), 118-131.
Juchnowicz, M., & Kinowska, H. (2021). Employee well-being and digital work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Information, 12(8), 293.
Kanbur, E. (2018). Effects of narcissism on organizational dissent. Journal of Organizational Behavior Research, 3(1-2018), 169-181.
Khairunisa, N. A., & Muafi, M. (2022). The effect of workplace well-being and workplace incivility on turnover intention with job embeddedness as a moderating variable. International Journal of Business Ecosystem & Strategy (2687-2293), 4(1), 11-23.
Kim, E. S., Tkatch, R., Martin, D., MacLeod, S., Sandy, L., & Yeh, C. (2021). Resilient aging: Psychological well-being and social well-being as targets for the promotion of healthy aging. Gerontology and geriatric medicine, 7, 23337214211002951.
Klimchak, M., Carsten, M., Morrell, D., & MacKenzie Jr, W. I. (2016). Employee entitlement and proactive work behaviors: The moderating effects of narcissism and organizational identification. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 23(4), 387-396.
Koçak, R. D. (2019). Leadership without hierarchy and authority: Lateral leadership. International Journal of Social Inquiry, 12(2), 657-680.
Koon, V. Y., & Ho, T. S. (2021). Authentic leadership and employee engagement: The role of employee well-being. Human Systems Management, 40(1), 81-92.
Kundi, Y. M., Aboramadan, M., Elhamalawi, E. M., & Shahid, S. (2020). Employee psychological well-being and job performance: exploring mediating and moderating mechanisms. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 29(3), 736-754.
Leancă, V. (2024). Establishing Leadership and Authority Skills for Future Officers. In International conference Knowledge-Based Organization (Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 1-7).
Liu, W., Zhu, Y., Bai, Y., Wang, H., & Han, Y. (2022). Indulge in self-admiration or offer help to others? The influence of employee narcissism on prosocial behavior. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 54(3), 300.
Marin-Garcia, J. A., & Bonavia, T. (2021). Empowerment and employee well-being: A mediation analysis study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), 5822.
McKenna, J., & Jeske, D. (2021). Ethical leadership and decision authority effects on nurses’ engagement, exhaustion, and turnover intention. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(1), 198-206.
Morales-Rodríguez, F. M., Espigares-López, I., Brown, T., & Pérez-Mármol, J. M. (2020). The relationship between psychological well-being and psychosocial factors in university students. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(13), 4778.
Nafardastgerdi, B., & Farhadi, H. (2024). The relationship of narcissism and emotional self-regulation with job well-being and workaholic, considering the mediating role of mental health. Industrial and Organizational Psychology Studies, 11(1), 135-152.
Nevicka, B., & Sedikides, C. (2021). Employee narcissism and promotability prospects. Journal of Personality, 89(4), 847-862.
O’Reilly, C. A., & Chatman, J. A. (2020). Transformational leader or narcissist? How grandiose narcissists can create and destroy organizations and institutions. California Management Review, 62(3), 5-27.
Pertuz-Peralta, V., Arias-Pérez, J., & Daza-Calier, Y. (2022). Knowledge sharing among academics: why organizational narcissism in higher education matters?. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, 52(1), 141-157.
Pfister, I. B., Jacobshagen, N., Kälin, W., & Semmer, N. K. (2020). How does appreciation lead to higher job satisfaction?. Journal of managerial psychology, 35(6), 465-479.
Pradhan, R. K., & Hati, L. (2022). The measurement of employee well-being: development and validation of a scale. Global Business Review, 23(2), 385-407.
Samad, A., Muchiri, M., & Shahid, S. (2022). Investigating leadership and employee well-being in higher education. Personnel Review, 51(1), 57-76.
Scharbert, J., Dein, L. M., Kroencke, L., Nestler, S., Back, M. D., & Utesch, K. (2024). Narcissists’ affective well-being: Associations of grandiose narcissism with state affect level and variability. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Shaker, M. R., & Alnoori, A. A. H. (2023). Narcissistic leadership and its impact on the quality of work life. resmilitaris, 13(3), 2842-2853.
Singh, A., & Jha, S. (2022). Relationship between employee well-being and organizational health: symbiotic or independent?. Industrial and Commercial Training, 54(2), 231-249.
Stankevičienė, A., Tamaševičius, V., Diskienė, D., Grakauskas, Ž., & Rudinskaja, L. (2021). The mediating effect of work-life balance on the relationship between work culture and employee well-being. Journal of Business Economics and Management, 22(4), 988-1007.
Wang, W., Kang, S. W., & Choi, S. B. (2021). Effects of employee well-being and self-efficacy on the relationship between coaching leadership and knowledge sharing intention: a study of UK and US employees. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(20), 10638.
White, P., & George, G. (2022). How preferences for types of appreciation differ across employee age groups. Strategic HR Review, 21(1), 25-30.
Wirtz, N., & Rigotti, T. (2020). When grandiose meets vulnerable: narcissism and well-being in the organizational context. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 29(4), 556-569.
Yu, B., Meng, Y., Li, C., & Liu, D. (2022). How does employees’ narcissism influence organizational commitment? The role of perceived supervisor support and abusive supervision. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 910739.
Yu, M. C., G Wang, G., Zheng, X. T., & Shi, W. J. (2020). Entrepreneur narcissism and unethical pro-organizational behaviour: an examination of mediated-moderation model. Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja, 33(1), 501-520.
Zheng, X., Zhu, W., Zhao, H., & Zhang, C. (2015). Employee well‐being in organizations: Theoretical model, scale development, and cross‐cultural validation. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 36(5), 621-644.
Published
2024-09-20
How to Cite
Hamad, S. F. (2024). The role of Organizational Narcissism in enhancing Employee Well-being: An analytical study in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq. International Journal on Economics, Finance and Sustainable Development, 6(9), 235-252. https://doi.org/10.31149/ijefsd.v6i9.5320
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