Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work
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| Author | Paul Babiak and Robert D. Hare |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Psychopathy, business |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | HarperBusiness |
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May 9, 2006 |
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| Pages | 336 |
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Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work is a 2006 non-fiction book by industrial psychologist Paul Babiak and Criminal psychologist Robert D. Hare.
The text covers the nature of psychopaths in the context of employment and purports to explain:
The work is interlaced with fictional narratives illustrating how the factual content applies to real-life situations. Characteristics of manipulators are described as shifting to meet stereotypical gender expectations: a female psychopath might make full use of the passive, warm, nurturing, and dependent sex-role stereotype in order to get what she wants out of others and a male psychopath might use a macho image, intimidation, and aggression to achieve satisfaction of his desires.
The authors posit that around 3–4% of more senior positions in business are psychopaths.
The authors describe a five phase model of how a typical workplace psychopath climbs to and maintains power:
A review of Snakes in Suits by The Australian called it "a lay guide to corporate psychopaths." and concluded "However wooden in parts, Snakes in Suits is a valuable addition to any business library."
Snakes in Suits has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,BookList,Psychology Today,California Bookwatch,Security Management,Canadian Business, and Finweek.
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