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Research Handbook on Corporate Psychopaths

Author: Benedict Sheehy; Clive R. Boddy; Bruce Baer Arnold
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781035326518
Published In: April 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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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.

Preface xiv

Introduction to the Research Handbook on Corporate Psychopaths 1

Benedict Sheehy, Clive Roland Boddy and Bruce Baer Arnold

PART I THEORY

Theorizing corporate psychopaths: individuals, groups, organizations and society 10

Benedict Sheehy, Clive Roland Boddy and Bruce Baer Arnold

Developments in corporate psychopath research: a chronological review of literature 42

Max Tookey

Identification and measurement of corporate psychopathy 69

Clive Roland Boddy

Multidisciplinary approaches: psychology, management, law and beyond 81

Benedict Sheehy

Psychopaths as the darkest of the dark triad personalities 94

Clive Roland Boddy

Language games and corporate psychopaths 104

Brendon Murphy and Benedict Sheehy

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

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

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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

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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

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The 2008 global financial crisis: the role of corporate psychopathy 331

Clive Roland Boddy

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Entrepreneurs, investors, psychopaths and entrepreneurial funding 347

Clive Roland Boddy

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Technology, media and the corporate psychopath entrepreneur 364

Tess Rooney

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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

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Corporate psychopathy and religious leadership 420

Bruce Baer Arnold

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