Why narcissists may be successful entrepreneurs: The role of entrepreneurial social identity and overwork

In this article, we theoretically and empirically examine why how social identity overwork/workaholism represent pathways to convey the effect of dark triad traits – Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy on venture performance. By analyzing data 569 university students with their own businesses in Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey, show that compulsive overwork Darwinian partially mediate positive narcissism Thus, our study extends literature by exploring mechanism impact performance implies is not necessarily an adverse personality characteristic entrepreneurial context.