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Full Title
RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA'
Publisher
FrancoAngeli
ISSN
2239-1959 (Printed Journal)
2239-7221 (Online Journal)
Journal Volume Number
14
Journal Issue Number
1
Journal Issue Designation
1
Journal Issue Date
2024
Full Title
Unmasking the narcissism and workaholism dilemma: A parallel and sequential mediation dance of perfectionism and paranoia in diverse organizational environments
By (author)
First Page
141
Last Page
172
Language of text
English
Publication Date
2024/07
Copyright
2024 FrancoAngeli srl
Main description
Narcissistic workaholics are preoccupied with establishing themselves as authoritative figures in order to hold status. The need to achieve the highest status can become obsessive for certain people, driving them to continuously test their limitations. The same can be said about the mind when it comes to any kind of addiction and work life-stressor. Those who suffer from perfectionism have unrealistically high standards for themselves. In this mental state, paranoia might develop. The purpose of this paper was to investigate these concerns. So far, we hypothesized that, according to the Whole Trait Theory, narcissist suffering from perfectionism and paranoid personality disorder positively linked with workaholism Using multi-source data of 450 responses from leaders-subordinates' dyads working in 20 Pakistanis Industries (which include Information Technology, Banking and finance, and healthcare). The data was analyzed using PLS-SEM. The results showed that narcissism is positively linked with workaholism, while perfectionism and paranoia first parallel mediates this relationship, and in comparative view, the complex sequential serial mediation model mediated first through paranoid personality disorder and then perfectionism. Employee mental health should be prioritized, and positive workaholism should be encouraged.
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