Over the edge – Revealing the devil inside us all
Supervisor
Dr Annika Nübold, Maastricht University – Netherlands
Team
Communications Officer: Gerhard Prinz
Project Manager: Helena Eidast
Lead Architect: Romil Depala
Lead Analyst: Elisabeth Johannessen
Publication Manager: Nera Božin
Implementation Manager: Josef Bader
Introduction
How far would you go to reach the top? How superior do you feel? How careless are you towards others feelings? The dark triad of personality consists of three universal, toxic personality traits, Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy, all sharing the same callous core. Recent corporate scandals have evidenced detrimental social and economic consequences of dark personality at work. However, the emphasis on the stability of personality has prevented further exploration into the situational causes of dark personality expressions. This project aims to identify these causes in order to help organizations to systematically target and reduce their effect with interventions, thereby preventing employees from breaking bad. What takes you over the edge?