Are there unexplained financial rewards for the snakes in suits? A labour market analysis of the dark triad of personality
British Journal of Industrial Relations
2018
56
4
December
770-797
behaviour ; occupational psychology ; management
Occupational psychology and sociology
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12269
English
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" The Big Five personality test is used to generate psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavellianism scores using a large UK individual level micro dataset. These scores show that high levels of narcissism and Machiavellianism can be associated with a higher incidence of employment in managerial occupations, while high levels of psychopathy are related to higher employment in the other services sector. The article finds a wage premium to Machiavellianism that is largest at the 90th percentile, over and above all productivity‐related explanations. The average hourly wage increase for a one‐point move up the Machiavellianism scale is around 2.1 per cent."
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