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<sec><h3>Purpose</h3>
<p>In the quest of exploring specific developments in contemporary management research, this study highlights the prevalence of narcissistic leadership in IT firms. We employed the upper-echelon framework to analyze the impact of narcissistic leadership on project success. This study considered the dark side of a leader’s narcissism while analyzing how narcissistic leadership affects a project’s success through knowledge sharing and collectivism.</p>
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<sec><h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>
<p>Structural equation modeling is employed to investigate this proposition. Using convenience sampling, approximately 370 questionnaires were dispensed out of which 272 completed questionnaires were utilized for performing the analysis of IT firms.</p>
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<sec><h3>Findings</h3>
<p>Narcissistic leadership affects project’s success through knowledge sharing and collectivism. The results indicate that narcissistic leadership negatively predicts project success. Moreover, knowledge sharing fully mediated the relationship between narcissistic leadership and project success. Whereas, collectivism moderates the relationship between knowledge-sharing and narcissistic leadership.</p>
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<sec><h3>Originality</h3>
<p>Our assumptions are based on the upper-echelon theory indicating that narcissistic leadership affects project success through knowledge-sharing and collectivism. This has been proved by the empirical analysis carried out in Pakistan’s IT sector.</p>
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Purpose
In the quest of exploring specific developments in contemporary management research, this study highlights the prevalence of narcissistic leadership in IT firms. We employed the upper-echelon framework to analyze the impact of narcissistic leadership on project success. This study considered the dark side of a leader’s narcissism while analyzing how narcissistic leadership affects a project’s success through knowledge sharing and collectivism.

Design/methodology/approach
Structural equation modeling is employed to investigate this proposition. Using convenience sampling, approximately 370 questionnaires were dispensed out of which 272 completed questionnaires were utilized for performing the analysis of IT firms.

Findings
Narcissistic leadership affects project’s success through knowledge sharing and collectivism. The results indicate that narcissistic leadership negatively predicts project success. Moreover, knowledge sharing fully mediated the relationship between narcissistic leadership and project success. Whereas, collectivism moderates the relationship between knowledge-sharing and narcissistic leadership.

Originality
Our assumptions are based on the upper-echelon theory indicating that narcissistic leadership affects project success through knowledge-sharing and collectivism. This has been proved by the empirical analysis carried out in Pakistan’s IT sector.

Narcissistic Leadership and Project Success: The Role of Knowledge Sharing and Collectivism in IT Firms

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In the quest of exploring specific developments in contemporary management research, this study highlights the prevalence of narcissistic leadership in...

Narcissistic Leadership and Project Success: The Role of Knowledge Sharing and Collectivism in IT Firms

Published Online: Nov 17, 2023

Page range: 352 - 374

Received: Apr 05, 2023

Accepted: Sep 17, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2023-0024

Keywords
Narcissistic leadership, Project success, Knowledge sharing, Collectivism

© 2023 Hina Tahir et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Narcissistic Leadership and Project Success: The Role of Knowledge Sharing and Collectivism in IT Firms

Published Online: Nov 17, 2023

Page range: 352 - 374

Received: Apr 05, 2023

Accepted: Sep 17, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2023-0024

KeywordsNarcissistic leadership, Project success, Knowledge sharing, Collectivism

© 2023 Hina Tahir et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Narcissistic leadership, Project success, Knowledge sharing, Collectivism