Acting Superior but Actually Inferior?: Correlates and Consequences of Workplace Arrogance

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• Personal Author:
  Bauer J ; Cho E ; Johnson RE ; Rodopman OB ; Shyamsunder A ; Silverman SB ; Swee H-Y
• Description:
  Accounts of arrogant employees abound, yet there is little systematic research on arrogance within organizations. In response to this oversight, this article presents the findings from four studies. In Studies 1 and 2, the authors developed the Workplace Arrogance Scale and found support for its convergent and discriminant validity. In Study 3, the Workplace Arrogance Scale was included as part of a 360-degree performance feedback survey. Results revealed that there was satisfactory agreement between self- and other-ratings of arrogance. The authors also found that arrogance was negatively related to self- and other-rated task performance. Findings from Study 4 suggested that arrogance is negatively related to cognitive ability and self-esteem. The authors conclude by discussing the theoretical and practical implications of these findings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Cognitive Function Employees Psychological Effects Psychological Factors Psychology Task Performance
• ISSN:
  0895-9285
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Michigan ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  403-427
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062369
• Citation:
  Hum Perform 2010 Nov/Dec; 23(5):403-427
• Contact Point Address:
  Russell E. Johnson, Department of Management, Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University, N438 North Business Complex, East Lansing, MI 48824-1121
• Email:
  johnsonr@bus.msu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Human Performance
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:236997a83da344ae11f4078f04cb6a769b5113d5c826fc6e62da7e9bd75b00cc66398234e0ba157d7915ede2776f91874ed229e004104b2478af0c3493d2ac1f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225632/cdc_225632_DS1.pdf
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