Taxonomy of the Scientific Network of the Dark Triad: Revelations in the Business and Accounting Context
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https://doi.org/10.17524/repec.v11i3.1588Keywords:
Dark Triad, Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, Business Context, AccountingAbstract
Objetivo: Characterize the scientific research of the Dark Triad, elucidating the direction of this theme, in the context business and accounting, in the period from 2012 to 2014. Método: For this research, a socio-bibliometric survey was used as the research strategy, based on the observation of contents in two sources: the Portal Periódicos Capes and the Web Science Knowledge. The study sample included 90 articles, illustrated by scientific networks. At the end, the taxonomy was elaborated for the 12 studies that discussed the Dark Triad construct. Resultados: Concerning the focus of the articles, Narcissism is the most explored trait and is associated with leadership and corporate decision making. Psychopathy attracts the researchers’ attention to the leader’s aversive behavior in the corporate midst. Machiavellianism receives greater emphasis in research on manipulation. Specifically in the accounting area, the majority associates the traits with unethical behavior, tending towards fraud in the financial reports. Contribuições: The results appointed opportunities for research using the traits of the Dark Triad, particularly in view of the interdisciplinary nature and scientific relevance of this theme, which accounting researchers have hardly explored. In addition, they are noteworthy for leaders to reflect on their own and their employees’ attitudes in the corporate sphere.References
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