By Leslie Pratch This series suggests that it may be useful to assess the whole person when making predictions regarding how an executive might behave under new and stressful conditions, rather than just examining the executive’s track record and experience. The focus in this series has been on understanding the personality characteristics of executives who [...]
By Leslie Pratch The research presented here has implications for minimizing the selection of executives who are prone to unethical behavior. It is impossible to eliminate such behavior, particularly in light of the proclivity of low integrity executives to hide their duplicity from the outside world and even from themselves. An executive may manifest low [...]
By Leslie Pratch Narcissism, Active Coping, and Integrity Previously, I have argued that predicting the performance of an executive requires looking below the surface of personality. This argument rings true for integrity. The high and low integrity executives appeared superficially similar. All of the executives described themselves as desiring and attaining high achievement. The low [...]
By Leslie Pratch Psychological Structure The discrepancy between overt aspects and covert tendencies was captured in the types assigned to the executives. HHL, for example, indicates high coping and motivation on overt behavioral levels but passivity on the underlying levels of personality. The low integrity executives consciously emphasized their confidence and superiority but their stories [...]
By Leslie Pratch Personality Structure and Dynamics Self-Description of Motivational Priorities. The motivational differences on the self-report measure of personality reflected the early relationships between the executives and their fathers. Low integrity executives had conflicts with their fathers. This condition contributed to their exhibitionistic, rebellious, and impulsive motivational structures. They appeared to reject the presence [...]
By Leslie Pratch Now let’s look at the current development of the high and low integrity executives. Current Family Setting. All of the high integrity executives were in stable marriages. They described their wives in unequivocally positive terms and with personalities that resembled their mothers. They viewed their wives as intelligent, active, and with one [...]
By Leslie Pratch Let’s look at the past development of the high and low integrity executives. Family and Sociocultural Background. The high and low integrity executives evinced significant differences in their early development. These differences appeared in their relationship with their fathers and to some extent, their mothers. In particular, the high integrity executives, who [...]
By Leslie Pratch I classified executives as manifesting high or low integrity based on behaviors described by third parties. I then reviewed the executives’ developmental and personality data. I noted very clear differences between the two groups and also a high degree of internal consistency within the groups. Implications of Findings for Integrity and Active [...]
By Leslie Pratch Psychological Structures of the High Integrity and Low Integrity Executives Elsewhere I summarize the degree of consistency of active coping tendencies expressed across the three different types of methods I use to assess psychological functioning. These methods are self-report, semi-projective, and projective. For purposes of simplicity, I categorized data into “H” (high [...]
By Leslie Pratch Personality Structure and Dynamics Self-Description of Motivational Priorities The executives completed a psychometric self-report test that was designed to identify motivational priorities and patterns. This test was standardized with an American adult male population. It consists of 20 motivational scales and two validity scales. Each motivational scale represents a defined psychological need [...]