A study of the effect of perceived organizational support on the relationship between narcissism and job-related attitudes of Korean employees

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of narcissism on job-related attitudes such as job satisfaction and organizational commitment. And this study explores if perceived organizational support can moderate the relationship between narcissism and job-related attitudes. For this, this study collected data from 285 employees in Korean companies through a survey method and uses SPSS 18.0 for hierarchical regression analysis in the hypothesis test.

In the results, first, narcissism decreases work satisfaction, colleague satisfaction and supervision satisfaction among the sub-factors of job satisfaction. And narcissism decreases affective commitment among the sub-factors of organizational commitment. Second, perceived organizational support decrease the negative effect of narcissism on work satisfaction and colleague satisfaction among the sub-factors of job satisfaction and affective commitment among the sub-factors of organizational commitment. This study provides some of the managerial implications to corporate executives who try to manage organizational attitude.

Keywords:

• narcissism
• job satisfaction
• organizational commitment
• perceived organizational support

PUBLIC INTEREST STATEMENT

Narcissists are characterized as having an antagonistic interpersonal style because they tend to be exploitative, manipulative, and lacking empathy. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of narcissism on job-related attitudes such as job satisfaction and organizational commitment. And this study explores if perceived organizational support can moderate the relationship between narcissism and job-related attitudes. In the results, first, narcissism decreases job satisfaction. And narcissism decreases organizational commitment. Second, perceived organizational support decrease the negative effect of narcissism on job satisfaction. And organizational commitment. The results show that perceived organizational support can replenish the psychological resources for employees with higher level of narcissism. Because narcissism exists in reality, it is also not ignorable in the context of workplace. Given this situation, corporate executives need to assign positions by considering individual traits.

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Funding

The author received no direct funding for this research.

Notes on contributors

Youngkeun Choi

Youngkeun Choi has published peer-reviewed articles in the areas of social psychology, organizational behavior, and workplace violence. He has conducted assessments and psychotherapy with employees. The information in the current perspective article is important for workplace violence preparation and response planning. Violence affect victims at every level: financial, practical, physical, and emotional. Information can assist organizational policy-makers, support communities, and help to turn victims into survivors.