| H1 |
Once Psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and Narcissism are personality disorders, even though normal and healthy people can present at various levels (Bergman et al., 2011Bergman, S. M., Fearrington, M. E., Davenport, S. W., & Bergman, J. Z. (2011). Millennials, narcissism, and social networking: What narcissists do on social networking sites and why. Personality and Individual Differences, 50(5), 706-711.), it is expected that the three dark personality traits will present low means. |
| H2 |
Once the sources of guidance measured by the Managerial Decision Questionnaire Global (Mdq1GL)are among the most frequent in a wide variety of cultural contexts and events at work (Smith, Peterson, & Schwartz, 2002Smith, P. B., Peterson, M. F., & Schwartz, S. H. (2002). Cultural Values, Sources of Guidance, and their relevance to managerial behavior: a 47-Nation Study, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 33(2), 188-208.), it is expected that reliance on all SOGs will present high means. |
| H3 |
Once reliance on Formal Rules and Procedures as a guidance source at work has been proven to be strong universally (Smith et al., 2011Smith, P. B., Peterson, M. F., Thomason, S. J., & Event Meaning Management Research Group (2011). National Culture as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Manager’s Use of Guidance Sources, and How Well Work Events are Handled. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42(6), 1101-1121.), it is expected that reliance on this specific SOG will present a high mean. |
| H4 |
As Psychopathy is characterized by lack of empathy (Jones & Paulhus, 2009Jones, D. N., & Paulhus, D. L. (2009). Machiavellianism. In M. R. Leary, & R. H. Hoyle (Eds.), Handbook of Individual Differences in Social Behavior (Vol. 1, Chap. 7, pp. 93-108). New York, NY: Guilford Press.) and antisocial tendencies (Lilienfeld, Watts, & Smith, 2015Lilienfeld, S. O., Watts, A. L., & Smith, S. F. (2015). Successful psychopathy: A scientific status report. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 24(4), 298-303.), it is expected that people who score high on Psychopathy will rely significantly on impersonal SOGs, such as Formal Rules and Informal Rules. |
| H5 |
As Psychopathy is characterized by irresponsibility (Patrick, Fowles, & Krueger, 2009Patrick, C. J., Fowles, D. C., & Krueger, R. F. (2009). Triarchic conceptualization of psychopathy: Developmental origins of disinhibition, boldness, and meanness. Development and Psychopatholy, 21(3), 913-938.), it is expected that people who score high on Psychopathy will score less in Formal Rules and Procedures. |
| H6 |
As Psychopathy is characterized by impulsive nonconformity, such as questioning authority figures without good cause (Lilienfeld & Widows, 2005Lilienfeld, S. O., & Widows, M. R. (2005). Psychopathic Personality Inventory Revised: Professional manual. Lutz, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.), it is expected that people who score high on Psvchopathy will rely less on Superiors. |
| H7 |
As machiavellian personality is characterized by a moral outlook that puts convenience above principle (O’Boyle Jr, Forsyth & McDaniel, 2011O’Boyle, E., Forsyth, D. R., Banks, G., & McDaniel, M. A. (2011). A Meta-Analysis of the Dark Triad and Work Behavior: A Social Exchange Perspective. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97(3), 557-579.), it is expected that people who score high on Machiavellianism will rely more on Informal Rules and less on Formal Rules and Procedures. |
| H8 |
As narcissists have a greater sense of superiority (Rauthman, 2013Rauthman, J. F. (2013). Investigating the MACH-IV with Item Response Theory and proposing the Trimmed MACH*. Journal of Personality Assessment, 95(4), 388-397.), it is expected that people who score high on Narcissism will rely less in co-workers, because co-workers are in the same organizational level. |
| H9 |
As narcissists have a sense of grandiosity and self-admiration (Wetzel & Robins, 2016Wetzel, E., & Robins, R. W. (2016). Are parenting practices associated with the development of narcissism? Findings from a longitudinal study of Mexican-origin youth. Journal of Research in Personality , 63, 84-94.), it is expected that people who score high on Narcissism will significantly rely on their Own Experience. |
| H10 |
As narcissists have a great sense of law (Jonason et al., 2012Jonason, P. K., Webster, G. D., Schmitt, D. P., Li, N. P., & Crysel, L. (2012). The antihero in popular culture: Life History Theory and the Dark Triad personality traits. Review of General Psychology, 16(2), 192-199.), it is expected that people who score high on Narcissism will rely siguificantly on Formal Rules and Procedures. By being examples of law-abiding employees, narcissists will pursue respect and admiration. |
