RealFeedApp Corporate psychopathy traces back 400 years
A UK researcher analyzed the actions of Jeronimus Cornelisz, who led the 1629 mutiny on the Batavia shipwreck. Using modern management psychopathy frameworks, Cornelisz displayed every major characteristic associated with corporate psychopathy, making him the earliest identifiable case in history.
- Field
- business and funding
- What they did
- Researcher Clive Roland Boddy traced the origins of corporate psychopathy back 400 years to 1629, identifying the roots of modern corporate capitalism.
- Why it matters
- The study identifies Jeronimus Cornelisz, involved in the 1629 Batavia disaster, as the first identifiable corporate psychopath, offering insight into the early foundations of modern corporate structures.
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