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Unis attract narcissist bosses, and it’s bad for business

Julie Hare
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The appointment of a highly narcissistic vice chancellor leads to a deterioration in research performance and student satisfaction, as well as a decline on league table rankings, a new study has found.

Narcissistic university bosses are also more likely to engage in excessive financial risk taking and empire building during their tenure, leaving the institution in worse condition than when they started.

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Julie Hare is the Education editor. She has more than 20 years’ experience as a writer, journalist and editor. Connect with Julie on Twitter. Email Julie at julie.hare@afr.com

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