TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kraus, Sascha
A1  - Traunmüller, Verena
A1  - Kailer, Norbert
A1  - Tiberius, Victor
T1  - The dark triad in entrepreneurship research
T2  - Journal of enterprising culture : JEC
N2  - The impact of traits in entrepreneurship has been subject to intense discussion. Apart from favorable traits fostering opportunity recognition, entrepreneurial orientation, venture performance, and other variables, a younger research stream also addresses the role of negative traits. Among them, the dark triad, comprising of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, have gained specific attention. This systematic literature review aims to structure the field, identify current research themes, and provide a better understanding of prior research outcomes. Our results show that dark triad research addresses entrepreneurial activity, opportunity recognition, entrepreneurial orientation, entrepreneurial leadership, the and entrepreneurial motives. Among the dark triad traits, narcissism is stressed most in research so far. It relates to firm performance, risk, and leadership behavior, whereas Machiavellianism and psychopathy relate to opportunity recognition and exploitation. We also identify several research gaps, which can be addressed in future research.
KW  - dark triad
KW  - entrepreneurship
KW  - psychology
KW  - traits
Y1  - 2020
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/59968
SN  - 0218-4958
SN  - 1793-6330
VL  - 28
IS  - 04
SP  - 353
EP  - 373
PB  - World Scientific
CY  - Singapore
ER  -