Personality Styles, Traits and Disorders

Adrian Furnham

Chapter 3 in The Elephant in the Boardroom, 2010, pp 77-93 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Keywords: Personality Disorder; Dark Triad; Ality Disorder; Sonality Disorder; Avoidant Personality Disorder (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230281226_3

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