Organizational Life History Theory: Psychopathy, White-Collar Crimes and Organizations Analyzed Through Evolutionary Psychology
https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2025.26030
Abstract
This article presents the Organizational Life History Theory (LHT-O), developed from an in-depth exploration of the complex systemic correlations between the manifestation of psychopathic personality traits, white-collar crimes, and the behavior of business organizations from the perspective of evolutionary psychology. The manifestation of psychopathic traits is analyzed as an evolutionary adaptive strategy used by individuals to ensure their survival. The discussion addresses how organizations, when operating in highly competitive environments, may act in ways that activate psychopathic personality traits in their employees in order to achieve profit and performance goals. White-collar crimes may result from the manifestation of psychopathic traits within the corporate environment. Understanding the subclinical manifestations of psychopathy in organizations may illuminate patterns of corruption, fraud, and systemic abuse that directly impact the public and private sectors.
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