How Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, and Narcissism Affect Sustainable Entrepreneurial Orientation: The Moderating Effect of Psychological Resilience

Frontiers in Psychology

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Wenqing Wu¹  Hongxin Wang¹  Hsiu-Yu Lee²  Yu-Ting Lin³  Feng Guo¹ 

[1] College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University;Department of Business Administration, Cheng Shiu University;Department of Food and Beverage Management, Cheng Shiu University

关键词: Machiavellianism;    psychopathy;    narcissism;    psychological resilience;    sustainable entrepreneurial orientation;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00779

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

In order to solve increasingly serious environmental problems, sustainable entrepreneurship based on the concept of sustainable development has gradually attracted attention and discussion in the academic field. Moreover, it is of great significance to analyze the influence of personality on entrepreneurial orientation considering dark and bright personality traits. On the basis of existing research, we analyzed the relationships between the three elements of the dark triad (Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism), psychological resilience, and sustainable entrepreneurial orientation (SEO) through a questionnaire survey. Results involve data from 328 MBA students in Tianjin University of China. The results showed that Machiavellianism and psychopathy negatively affected SEO, and narcissism positively affected SEO; psychological resilience and SEO had a significant positive association; and psychological resilience had a moderating effect on the relationship between the three elements of the dark triad and SEO. Our research has reference value and its findings have important implications for entrepreneurship research and education.

【 授权许可】

CC BY