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Fortune
Erin Prater

‘Corporate psychopaths’ lead businesses to financial ruin, new research warns. Here are 13 telltale signs

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Companies looking to protect themselves from financial ruin must do more to protect themselves from “corporate psychopaths” like Bernie Madoff—such is the conclusion of a new research article published this month in the International Journal of Market Research.

Psychopathy—a neuropsychiatric disorder that features a lack of emotions and empathy, usually resulting in poor behavioral control and antisocial behavior—is often associated with criminality.

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