CEO Narcissism and Firm Innovation Capabilities in Colombia

Colombian firms from various economic sectors and sizes were surveyed to explore the relationship between CEO narcissism and innovation. The study applied two structured instruments to a sample of 85 companies, measuring narcissistic traits via an adapted Narcissistic Personality Inventory and innovation across five dimensions. Author Tobías Alfonso Parodi Camaño published the dataset on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between CEO personality traits and firm-level innovation based on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory adaptation
• Study the association between specific narcissism dimensions and particular innovation components like product/service or R&D investment
• Investigate the impact of executive traits on organizational capabilities across different economic sectors and firm sizes
• Explore theoretical and practical implications for executive selection and training in competitive environments based on the study's findings

Strengths

• Data covers 85 companies from various economic sectors and organizational sizes
• Innovation capabilities are assessed across five key dimensions: product/service, internal processes, marketing, knowledge management, and investment in R&D
• CEO narcissism is measured using an adapted Narcissistic Personality Inventory combined with exploratory factor analysis

Limitations

• Dataset size is 5.5 KB, indicating a very limited scope
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Colombian business context

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Two structured instruments applied to a sample of companies

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 17:36:12; freshness should be verified

Geography

Colombia