The influence of corporate psychopaths on job satisfaction and its determinants

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate job satisfaction and workplace psychopathy. Design/methodology/approach – Job satisfaction has previously been seen as a function of various constructs. The authors take one step back from the literature to re-examine the relationship not just be...

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Main Authors: Boddy, C., Taplin, Ross
Format: Journal Article
Published: Emerald Group Publishing 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51460
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description Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate job satisfaction and workplace psychopathy. Design/methodology/approach – Job satisfaction has previously been seen as a function of various constructs. The authors take one step back from the literature to re-examine the relationship not just between job satisfaction, workplace conflict, organizational constraints, withdrawal from the workplace and perceived levels of corporate social responsibility, but also between all of these constructs and the presence of corporate psychopaths. Findings – The authors find that there is a direct link between corporate psychopaths and job satisfaction. There are also indirect links through variables such as conflict, since corporate psychopaths influence conflict and other variables. Originality/value – Importantly, the research establishes that psychopathy is the dominant predictor of job satisfaction.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-514602017-09-13T21:24:57Z The influence of corporate psychopaths on job satisfaction and its determinants Boddy, C. Taplin, Ross Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate job satisfaction and workplace psychopathy. Design/methodology/approach – Job satisfaction has previously been seen as a function of various constructs. The authors take one step back from the literature to re-examine the relationship not just between job satisfaction, workplace conflict, organizational constraints, withdrawal from the workplace and perceived levels of corporate social responsibility, but also between all of these constructs and the presence of corporate psychopaths. Findings – The authors find that there is a direct link between corporate psychopaths and job satisfaction. There are also indirect links through variables such as conflict, since corporate psychopaths influence conflict and other variables. Originality/value – Importantly, the research establishes that psychopathy is the dominant predictor of job satisfaction. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51460 10.1108/IJM-12-2015-0199 Emerald Group Publishing restricted
spellingShingle Boddy, C.
Taplin, Ross
The influence of corporate psychopaths on job satisfaction and its determinants
title The influence of corporate psychopaths on job satisfaction and its determinants
title_full The influence of corporate psychopaths on job satisfaction and its determinants
title_fullStr The influence of corporate psychopaths on job satisfaction and its determinants
title_full_unstemmed The influence of corporate psychopaths on job satisfaction and its determinants
title_short The influence of corporate psychopaths on job satisfaction and its determinants
title_sort influence of corporate psychopaths on job satisfaction and its determinants
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51460