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This book analyses the conceptualization of psychopathic personality disorder for criminal/forensic populations and examines in depth the emerging phenomenon of the ‘corporate psychopath’. In doing so its authors expose the paradoxical nature of the disorder: while it is frequently associated with antisocial, criminal and predatory behaviour, more recent studies have highlighted examples of creative, visionary and inspiring leaders who are also found to present a high degree of psychopathy. They focus on the nature, behaviours and consequences of psychopathy in executives and across the organization, offering an important contribution to the emerging body of research on psychopathy and other problematic personality constructs in the workplace. The book will appeal to scholars, students and professionals across the discipline, and particularly to those working in workplace, forensic and personality psychology.
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Corporate Psychopathy Investigating Destructive Personalities in the Workplace Katarina Fritzon Nathan Brooks Simon Croom Corporate Psychopathy Katarina Fritzon · Nathan Brooks · Simon Croom Corporate Psychopathy Investigating Destructive Personalities in the Workplace Katarina Fritzon Bond University Robina, QLD, Australia Nathan Brooks Central Queensland University Townsville, QLD, Australia Simon Croom University of San Diego San Diego, CA, USA ISBN 978-3-030-27187-9 ISBN 978-3-030-27188-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27188-6 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland Contents 1 Overview of Theories and Empirical Findings Relevant to Psychopathic Personality Characteristics Amongst High-Functioning Populations 1 2 Conceptualising Psychopathy: Empirical, Clinical and Case Interpretations 47 3 Criminal and Noncriminal Psychopathy: The Devil is in the Detail 79 4 The Assessment of Psychopathic Personality Across Settings 107 5 Empirical Findings Relating to Psychopathy 151 6 A Critical Review of the Measurement of Potential Risk-Posing Personality Traits and Their Application in the Workplace 173 v vi Contents 7 Overview of the Impact of Psychopathy and Other Problematic Person