Table 2.

Relationship between CEO narcissism indicators and four dimensions of NPI.

Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI)		The indicators and characteristics of CEO narcissism for the study
Four dimensions	Characteristics	Indicator 1: Prominence of the CEO in press releases	Indicator 2: Number of articles of CEO on social platforms	Indicator 3: CEO's use of first-person singular pronouns in interviews	Indicator 4: Prominence of the CEO's photograph in the annual report	Indicator 5: Number of CEO photos in the official Weibo account
Authority	I have the final say in everything and I lead everything	I am the core person of the firm and I should be the center		All achievements are under my leadership	I'm at the heart of the company	I am the top leader and the firm should center around me
Exhibitionism/ Self-sufficiency	I admire myself in the mirror and feel I am excellent	I enjoy the internal and external praise	My views are correct and others should listen to me	I am the core leadership and lead to the success	I am attractive	I am the leading and the most important person in the firm
Superiority/ Vanity	I hope to be superior to others	I am special and should deserve attention	Others should study hard and follow my opinions	I represent the whole firm	I'm the head of the firm and the publicity should focus only on me	I'm very important and should be vigorously publicized
Power desire	I need to be awed and am jealous of others' achievements	I should deserve a lot of coverage		I am in charge of the firm and any achievement is due to my involvement	My importance should be highlighted	The firm should highlight my importance and let more people know me