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Personality Styles, Traits and Disorders

In: The Elephant in the Boardroom

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  • Adrian Furnham

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There are many reasons why workplaces are dysfunctional (Farson, 1997; Finkelstein, 2003). One lies in the pathology of senior managers who create and maintain a toxic culture epitomized by mistrust, dishonesty, and lack of equity (Furnham, 2004; Kets de Vries, 1999). Pathology refers to something more than incompetence, being a bully, inefficient or corrupt. It is to assert that some bosses have certain disorders and that it is these that account for their behavior which results in a dysfunctional workplace for others. This chapter will concentrate on an intra- and interpersonal psychological perspective whilst acknowledging that, inevitably, situational and organizational factors play a role in precipitating derailment. Thus, whilst a manager may be perfectly effective and competent under certain conditions, his or her “pathology” may cause specific problems when work pressures rise or unusual conditions occur.

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  • Adrian Furnham, 2010. "Personality Styles, Traits and Disorders," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Elephant in the Boardroom, chapter 3, pages 77-93, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-28122-6_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230281226_3
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