Essays about: "Narcissism"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 31 essays containing the word Narcissism.

1. 21. Wolves in Sheep's Clothing - A Study of Recruitment Processes and the Dark Triad's Allure

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Niklas Söderberg; André Nilsson; [2016]
   Keywords : Dark triad; Recruitment; Assessment; Leadership;

   Abstract : Paulhus and Williams (2002) called attention to the three, while conceptually distinct, empirically overlapping personality constructs as a unified field of study, named the Dark Triad: Machiavellianism, subclinical narcissism, and subclinical psychopathy. The consensus of the present literature is that Dark Triad individuals are successful when it comes to seizing leadership positions, without necessarily having the ability to be successful once in those positions. READ MORE

3. 22. The Different Faces of Narcissism : A Psychoanalytic Reading of The Great Gatsby and The Picture of Dorian Gray

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Ashkan Mir; [2016]
   Keywords : The Great Gatsby; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Jay Gatsby; Dorian Gray; Narcissism; Psychoanalytic literary criticism;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to perform a comparative psychoanalytic reading of The Great Gatsby (1925) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) in terms of the titular characters’ narcissistic behavior. My claim is that Jay Gatsby and Dorian Gray can be seen as different depictions of narcissism. READ MORE

4. 23. Does your organization have an unhealthy identity?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Elin Wennerström; Adam Carlson; Karin Emilsson; [2014]
   Keywords : organizational identity; identity dynamics; image; organizational culture; organizational health; hyper-adaptation; organizational narcissism; Technology and Engineering; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Issue of study: The Swedish dairy company Vattnadahl is currently going through extensive changes, battling new market demands and internal reorganizations. As a consequence, the organization is facing challenges related to its organizational identity. READ MORE

5. 24. SOCIAL CURRENCY - Consumer Response to Friendly Fire

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

   Author : Malin Evrenos; Ylva Lundberg; [2014]
   Keywords : Social Currency; Advertising; Facebook; Brand Advocacy; Consumer Response;

   Abstract : Social Currency has in this thesis, as in marketing practice, been defined as a marketing communication strategy in which a company accepts brand advocacy in social media as payment for their offering, contingent on the consumer meeting the requirements set by the company on the minimum size of the consumer's network. The exchange that is implied by the trade term social currency, theoretically falls under the definition of what is advertising and can be broken down to a barter exchange of a good of tangible value for brand advocacy in a well-connected consumer's network, where the consumer is paying for a good using online friendship - or more specifically online reach - as 'currency'. READ MORE

6. 25. Narcissism and the American Dream in Arthur Miller´s Death of a Salesman

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Fredrik Artan; [2014]
   Keywords : Death of a salesman;

   Abstract : This essay focuses on the theme of the American Dream in relation to narcissism in Miller’s Death of a salesman. The purpose is to demonstrate that a close reading of the main protagonist, Willy Loman, suggests that his notion of success in relation to the American Dream can be regarded as narcissistic. READ MORE