Are some followers more susceptible to narcissistic leaders?

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Monday, October 4, 2021 - 09:45

Together with international colleagues, Dr. Jon Gruda authored a paper that was presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference 2021. In this paper, Dr. Jon Gruda and his team use a machine learning approach to examine how narcissistic leaders interact with followers on social media. Most importantly, they find that followers who score high on neuroticism and agreeableness are more susceptible to narcissistic leaders and are more likely to interact with such leaders than non-narcissistic leaders.  Further details.