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Title

Narcissism in Public Accounting Firms

Authors

Michael D. Akers, Marquette UniversityFollow
Don E. Giacomino, Marquette UniversityFollow
Jill Weber, Oklahoma State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Source Publication

Accounting and Finance Research

Source ISSN

1927-5986

Abstract

Similar to other characteristics, narcissism is a personality trait that varies by individuals. While the management literature has examined narcissism, there is limited research of narcissism of professionals in public accounting firms. Using the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), we assess the level of narcissism in practitioners of public accounting firms by examining differences by gender, age, practice area and position. We also compare our results with a prior study that examined narcissism of accounting majors. Our findings show there are differences between accounting students and accounting professionals for certain traits and gender. We also find there are differences for professionals by age, practice area and position for certain traits. Implications for practice are discussed.

Comments

Published version. Accounting and Finance Research, Vol. 3, No. 3 (2014): 170-178. DOI. © 2014 Sciedu Press. Used with permission. This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.

Recommended Citation

Akers, Michael D.; Giacomino, Don E.; and Weber, Jill, "Narcissism in Public Accounting Firms" (2014). Accounting Faculty Research and Publications. 74.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/account_fac/74