BC Business featured the work of UBC psychology professor emeritus Robert Hare on the topic of properly assessing psychopathy in the workplace.
For decades, behaviour scientists have tried to use personality tests to diagnose psychopaths and business often call upon this expertise to tests their workers.
“Psychopaths have a predatory life strategy that can be advantageous in some fields, including the corporate world, politics, academia, the entertainment industry—anywhere with a power structure where people can take advantage of others,” Hare said. “Like the cat with the mouse, the world is their prey. But how do you make a proper assessment of psychopathy in the workplace?”
