Corporate Psychopaths [electronic resource] : Organizational Destroyers /
Boddy, C.author.
Psychopaths are little understood outside of the criminal image. However, as the recent global financial crisis highlighted, the behavior of a small group of managers can potentially bring down the entire western system of business. This book investigates who they are, why they do what they do and what the consequences of their presence are.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction - Corporate Psychopaths as Organisational Destroyers -- The Origins of Corporate Psychopaths -- Corporate Psychopaths, Bullying, Conflict and Unfair Supervision in the Workplace -- The Influence of Corporate Psychopaths on Corporate Social Responsibility and Organisational Commitment to Employees -- Corporate Psychopaths and Organisational Constraints -- Corporate Psychopaths and Workload -- Corporate Psychopaths and Job Satisfaction -- The Organisational Seniority of Corporate Psychopaths -- Corporate Psychopaths and Organisational Type -- Corporate Psychopaths and Withdrawal from Work -- Critical Incidents in the Behaviour of Corporate Psychopaths -- Encouragement of Corporate Psychopaths by Organisations 206 -- Corporate Psychopaths compared to other Dark Leadership Personalities: Antisocial Personalities, Dissocial Personalities, Psychotics, Sociopaths, Narcissists and Machiavellians -- The Corporate Psychopaths Theory of the Global Financial Crisis -- Ethical Issues Involving Corporate Psychopaths.
Psychopaths are little understood outside of the criminal image. However, as the recent global financial crisis highlighted, the behavior of a small group of managers can potentially bring down the entire western system of business. This book investigates who they are, why they do what they do and what the consequences of their presence are.
Leadership.
Personnel management.
Industrial psychology.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Human Resource Management.
Industrial and Organizational Psychology.