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Dark triad characteristics between economics & business students in Croatia & Slovakia: what can be expected from the future employees?

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  • Mario Bogdanović
  • Milota Vetráková

    (Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia)

  • Stanislav Filip

    (Bratislava University of Economics and Management, Slovakia)

Abstract

This paper deals with the "dark triad" personality and its components (Machiavellianism, narcissism, subclinical psychopathy) on economics & management student population in Croatia and Slovakia. Dark Triad represent important HRM area in which is trying to understand the "dark" side of human functioning which has potentially harmful impact on organization functioning and performance. Population of economics & management students is important in the context of HRM because of their future high potential to generate dysfunctional organizational behaviors, when they will be organizational employees, especially on management positions. The goal of this research was to gather the data about dark triad personality phenomenon, make the comparisons between Croatian and Slovak sample, present the potential organizational impact of employees with dark characteristics in organizational context and show the implications for HRM. For measurement of the dark triad components (variables) it is used questionnaire measurement that adopts the standardized short dark triad measurement instrument of Jones & Paulhus. Results of the Croatian students are compared with the results of Slovak students, and basically also with Canadian student sample. The basic results showed that 6% Croatian and 0.5% of Slovak economy & management students showed full dark triad profile, also there are found very significant statistical differences in the Machiavellianism and subclinical psychopathy variables between the Croatian and Slovak samples, i.e. these characteristics were statistically higher in Croatian sample.

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  • Mario Bogdanović & Milota Vetráková & Stanislav Filip, 2018. "Dark triad characteristics between economics & business students in Croatia & Slovakia: what can be expected from the future employees?," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 5(4), pages 967-991, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ssi:jouesi:v:5:y:2018:i:4:p:967-991
    DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2018.5.4(19)
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    1. Mario Bogdanović, 2023. "Destructive Organizational Communication And Manipulation: Emergent Forms, Consequences And Coping In The Function Of Smarter Organizational Solutions," Romanian Economic Business Review, Romanian-American University, vol. 18(1), pages 65-84, March.
    2. Mario Bogdanović1, 2022. "Destructive Organizational Communication And Manipulation: Emergent Forms, Consequences And Coping In The Function Of Smarter Organizational Solutions," Romanian Economic Business Review, Romanian-American University, vol. 17(3), pages 20-39, September.

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    Keywords

    Dark triad (Machiavellianism; narcissism; psychopathy); HRM; management; comparative analysis; Croatia; Slovakia;
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    JEL classification:

    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • M50 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - General

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