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Business Education and Narcissism: An Investigation on Turkish Universities
Abstract
In this study, the effect of business education on business students’ narcissism level was investigated. Literature indicates that narcissism has been increasing since the 1970s and business students are more narcissistic than those studying in other disciplines. This research asked a simple question: are business students becoming more narcissistic as they are experienced in business schools? To seek a clue for the answer to the research question, a quantitative study was designed, and business students' narcissism levels were analyzed based on their grades, individualistic motivation in studying business, GPAs, demographics, and based on their future career choices among business departments (e.g., marketing, finance, HRM). Two hundred sixty-four business students from different Turkish universities participated into study. Findings mainly illustrated that there is no significant relationship between business students' narcissism level and their grades (years). However, there is a significant relationship between their narcissism level and their agentic motivation to pursue a degree in business. Further age was negatively related to narcissism and family income was a positive predictor of narcissism. Students who expressed their willingness to pursue a career in R&D or Accounting after graduation were found to have less narcissistic tendencies. Students who are willing to work in the General Management and Marketing department have the highest narcissism scores. In summary, when the findings are evaluated together with the literature, this study implies that business education does not make individuals more narcissistic; rather, individuals with narcissistic traits are more inclined to study business.
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Etik Beyan
Araştırmam, 19 Mart 2019 tarihinde Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Etik Enstitüsü tarafından onaylanmıştır.
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
28 Aralık 2024
Gönderilme Tarihi
20 Ekim 2024
Kabul Tarihi
2 Aralık 2024
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2024 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 1