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Snakes in suits : understanding and surviving the psychopaths in your office / Paul Babiak, Ph. D., and Robert D. Hare, CM, Ph. D.

Babiak, Paul, (author.). Hare, Robert D., 1934- (author.).

Summary:

Revised and updated with the latest scientific research and updated case studies, the business classic that offers a revealing look at psychopaths in the workplace--how to spot their destructive behavior and stop them from creating chaos in the modern corporate organization.

Record details

ISBN: 9780062697547
ISBN: 0062697544
Physical Description: xiii, 398 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Edition: Revised edition.
Publisher: New York : Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"First published in hardcover by HarperBusiness in 2006"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-371) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: The case of Dave : would a snake wear such a nice suit? : Act I, Scene I--Grand entrance -- 1. The case of the pit bull -- 2. Who are these people? -- The case of Dave : Act I, Scene II: Off and running -- 3. What you see may not be what you see -- The case of Dave : Act II, Scene I--Hail-fellow well-met -- 4. Psychopathic manipulation : how did he do that? -- The case of Dave : Act II, Scene II--Plucking the apple -- 5. Enter the psychopath, stage left -- The case of Dave : Act III, Scene I--Panic time -- 6. Pawns, patrons, and patsies : roles in the psychopath's drama -- The case of Dave : Act III, Scene II--An honest mistake? -- 7. Darkness and chaos : the psychopath's friends -- The case of Dave : Act III, Scene III--Let's do lunch -- 8. I'm not a psychopath, I just talk and act like one -- The case of Dave : Act IV--Doubts dance away -- 9. A unique empirical study of corporate psychopathy -- 10. The B-scan : a measure of corporate psychopathy -- 11. Enemy at the gates -- The case of Dave : Act V, Scene I--Circle the wagons -- 12. Personal self-defense -- The case of Dave : Act V, Scene II--Unraveling the puzzle -- 11. The fifth column : psychopaths in our midst -- The case of Dave : Act V, Scene III--The rise and the fall -- Appendix: Is there a psychopathic brain?.