Culture can be conceived as collective-level personality

Evidence

Although this deviancy is often seen as a virtue, testimonial to the argument I am making here. It should come as no surprise then that in the business world narcissists are seen as good business people who are especially equipped to “bring added value to their organizations.” — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 880 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Relational and collective identity types differ across cultures in meaning and structure; Corporate culture actively rewards narcissistic personality traits — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of…, 880; Individual identity is stabilized only within collective cultural networks

Broader Connections

• Corporate culture actively rewards narcissistic personality traits #complicates (0.75) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 880