As stated, “primary psychopathy is said to measure ‘a selfish, uncaring and manipulative posture towards others’, while secondary psychopathy is said to measure ‘impulsivity and a self-defeating lifestyle’ (Byrne and Spencer, 2016, p1).” However, Byrne and Spencer say that primary and secondary psychopathy are in fact in conflict to some degree (2016). Primary psychopathy has a positive correlation with hyper-competition and fostering personal development, while secondary has a negative correlation with these traits. As a result, we can conclude that as Lipman suggests, “many psychopaths, of course, are not suited for the business environment (2013).” However, he also points out as well how “the hallmarks” of a psychopathy personality are centered around “egocentric, grandiose behavior, completely lacking empathy and conscience…may be charismatic, charming, and adept at manipulating one-on-one interactions (2013).” Supplying that there is common agreement that working psychopathy people of the workforce share these qualities that help in their …show more content…
The reason why this can be speculated is that when we think back on the past, we can see how some people had no empathy or compassion for the ones working underneath them. This is seen from the treatment that the workers were put through and how they were treated overall, as humans or just labor units. For example, sweat shops are a prime example because of very little regulations had been put into placed when they had first been widely incorporated, and many of the management jobs that were supposed to be completed were not. As a result many people of lower ranking status with the businesses’ had suffered greatly. However, this is not the only example, CEO’s, the stock exchange, and journalism are just a few of many different types of business types that psychopathy has helped create, shape, and destroy. The question then arises after such incidences, of how such a person that would enact such an action, came into such power to do so in the first place, and this goes back to the basic traits of a psychopathy person. In this relation, it could be said that psychopathy has predominantly set a standard within the