Psychopathic Employees Thrive Under Abusive Supervisors, Study Finds

But do these “bad” employees perform poorly, and does employing them only lead to problems for companies?

Not always, according to a new study by a Walton College researcher. Lauren Simon, assistant professor of management, and her co-authors — Charlice Hurst at the University of Notre Dame, Yongsuhk Jung at Korea Air Force Academy and Dante Pirouz at Western University in Canada — found that when working for an abusive supervisor, individuals who possess high primary psychopathic characteristics appear to have distinct advantages over those who don’t.

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