Edward Mike Davis was the owner or Tiger Oil, an oil company operating in Houston during the 1970's. His
irascible memos have been an
Internet sensation for the past
few years.
Good things are not meant to last forever, and in 1980, Tiger Oil filed bankruptcy. Davis' hatred of people did not confine itself to the office, as
this case shows. Tiger Oil was in litigation in relation to the bankruptcy filing as late as
1989.
posted by reenum
on Aug 3, 2010 -
45 comments
Boss Science: The Psychopathology of the modern American corporate leader. The personality which wins the promotion game has dubious overlap with characteristics of effective leadership. Many organizational psychologists argue that the "emergent" boss is often a
narcissist who, because he "manages to act like he already is the boss," is "socially skilled at adjusting his personality," and is charismatic, rises and entrenches himself to the detriment of the organization.
Some, though, "extol[] the virtues of the narcissist’s selfishness, ethical blindness, and lack of empathy as indispensable to being an agent of change in a large corporation—or the world."
posted by shivohum
on Apr 8, 2007 -
37 comments
