Graduation Semester and Year

2017

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Management

Department

Management

First Advisor

Ann McFadyen

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between chief executive officer (CEO) narcissism and the firm’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, the relationship between CEO prior CSR experiences and the focal firm’s CSR, the relationship between board prior CSR experiences and the focal firm’s CSR, and the relationship between CEO narcissism and corporate social responsibility decomposed into two main categories: internal CSR and external CSR. The study uses a sample of 295 fortune firm-CEO to test the hypothesized relationships. The study finds that CEO prior CSR and board prior CSR experiences are positively and significantly related to the focal firm’s CSR. The study finds that narcissism is negatively but not significantly related to the focal firm’s overall CSR, negatively but not significantly related to the internal CSR, and positively but not significantly related to the external CSR. Negative moderation effect of narcissism on the relationships between CEO and board prior CSR and the focal firm’s CSR, the effect was not statistically significant too. New approaches of measuring both CSR and narcissism are suggested and discussed. Additional analysis using separate indicators of the narcissism measures and suggested measures are performed and discussed, the study concludes with acknowledging the limitations and providing directions for future research.

Keywords

CEO narcissism, Board prior CSR experiences, CEO, Corporate social responsibility, Internal CSR, External CSR

Disciplines

Business | Business Administration, Management, and Operations

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

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