CEO dark personality: A critical review, bibliometric analysis, and research agenda

Research in the area of chief executive officer (CEO) dark personality has significantly increased over the last two decades. This study provides a comprehensive summary of the extant literature on CEO dark personality traits (e.g., narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, sadism, overconfidence and hubris) and their impacts on organizational outcomes. We first synthesize the existing literature, highlighting the results produced by some of the key studies published on CEO dark personality. We next use bibliometric analysis to quantitatively assess the intellectual structure of the CEO dark personality literature and to identify its most prominent contributors. Finally, we address important gaps and general trends in the literature, providing future scholars with opportunities to integrate additional theories and methodologies in their studies on CEO dark personality.