Research Handbook on Corporate Psychopaths

Benedict Sheehy, Clive R. Boddy, Bruce B. Arnold (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

470 Seiten

2026
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-0353-2651-8 (ISBN)

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Introducing the novel theory of corporate psychopathy, the Research Handbook defines and measures the characteristics, behaviors and impacts of psychopathic individuals from a personal to a societal scale. This unique book presents theoretical, multidisciplinary and applied research in order to highlight methods for identifying, managing and dealing with corporate psychopaths in organizational settings.

Leading international scholars explore how key organizational frameworks both enable and constrain corporate psychopaths, covering company culture and dynamics, law frameworks, HR practices and social media. They also investigate corporate psychopathic leadership, emphasizing the implications of morality and gender, as well as the emotional and psychological effects on employees. By examining in-depth case studies across disciplines, with a particular focus on applied studies, this Research Handbook translates theory into practice and provides solutions for behavioral and group issues.

This Research Handbook on Corporate Psychopaths is an essential resource for scholars and students of psychology, HRM, organizational behavior, business ethics, finance and accounting, as well as academics, policymakers, consultants and practitioners aiming to understand corporate psychopathy and its implications.

Edited by Benedict Sheehy, Professor of Law, Canberra Law School, University of Canberra, Australia, Clive R. Boddy, School of Management, Faculty of Business and Law, Anglia Ruskin University, UK, Bruce Baer Arnold, Canberra Law School, University of Canberra, Australia

Contents
Preface xiv
1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Corporate Psychopaths 1
Benedict Sheehy, Clive Roland Boddy and Bruce Baer Arnold
PART I THEORY
2 Theorizing corporate psychopaths: individuals, groups, organizations and
society 10
Benedict Sheehy, Clive Roland Boddy and Bruce Baer Arnold
3 Developments in corporate psychopath research: a chronological review of
literature 42
Max Tookey
4 Identification and measurement of corporate psychopathy 69
Clive Roland Boddy
5 Multidisciplinary approaches: psychology, management, law and beyond 81
Benedict Sheehy
6 Psychopaths as the darkest of the dark triad personalities 94
Clive Roland Boddy
7 Language games and corporate psychopaths 104
Brendon Murphy and Benedict Sheehy
8 Boldness as a dominant characteristic of corporate psychopaths: a
clarification for the outward attractiveness of psychopathic leaders 120
Désiré Palmen and Emile Kolthoff
PART II INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS: AND CLIENT GROUPS
9 Corporate psychopaths and the regulating forces of organizational
dynamics 142
Barbara Wisse, Diana Rus, and Birgit Schyns
10 Corporate culture as enabler or constraint 156
Benedict Sheehy
11 Law and the corporate psychopath: approaches, challenges and resolutions 168
Benedict Sheehy and Bruce Baer Arnold
12 Organizational strategic defense against the menace of corporate
psychopaths 181
Florian Fuchs and Volker Lingnau
13 Human resources and employment screening for psychopathy: ethical
considerations 195
Brian Steverson
14 Social media: the corporate psychopaths’ megaphone 207
Md Irfanuzzaman Khan and Benedict Sheehy
PART III INDIVIDUALS: MANAGERS, LEADERS AND STAFF
15 Transformational versus psychopathic leadership: confusing similarities
and important differences 220
Clive Roland Boddy and Benedict Sheehy
16 Characteristics of moral leaders versus corporate psychopaths as leaders 239
Benedict Sheehy and Clive Roland Boddy
17 Female corporate narcissism and its association with female corporate
psychopathy 252
Ava Green
18 Female corporate psychopaths and how they differ from male corporate
psychopaths 263
Fiona M. Girkin and Sharyn Curran
19 Employee strategies for working with psychopaths 279
Marie-Line Germain
20 Emotional responses of followers to psychopathic leadership 289
Louise Boulter
21 Corporate psychopaths and employee suicide 300
Clive Roland Boddy and Ellis Malovany
PART IV APPLIED STUDIES
22 Corporate psychopaths in the financial industry 307
Corey A. Shank and Fernando M. Patterson
23 The 2008 global financial crisis: the role of corporate psychopathy 331
Clive Roland Boddy
24 Entrepreneurs, investors, psychopaths and entrepreneurial funding 347
Clive Roland Boddy
25 Technology, media and the corporate psychopath entrepreneur 364
Tess Rooney
26 Corporate psychopaths in the health and aged care sectors 383
Wendy Elizabeth Bonython and Bruce Baer Arnold
27 Five historical case studies: dark triads and managerialists 395
Bruce Baer Arnold and Tess Rooney
28 Corporate psychopathy and military leadership 409
Bruce Baer Arnold
29 Corporate psychopathy and religious leadership 420
Bruce Baer Arnold

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.4.2026
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	169 x 244 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
ISBN-10	1-0353-2651-5 / 1035326515
ISBN-13	978-1-0353-2651-8 / 9781035326518
Zustand	Neuware