The Social Psychology of Collectives, and Their Pathologies

ECONOMIC CORRUPTION: DETECTION, COSTS AND PREVENTION, F. N. De Luca, Nova Science Publishers, 2008

37 Pages Posted: 14 Mar 2009 Last revised: 17 Mar 2009

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Maurice Yolles

John Moores University - Centre for the Creation of Coherent Change and Knowledge (C4K)

Date Written: 2008

Abstract

Social collectives have normative minds and can be explored in terms of their social psychological processes. They also have pathologies that impact on their ability to operate effectively internally, or externally. To explore this, the paradigm Knowledge Cybernetics will be used, and illustrations of the internal and externally directed pathologies are provided by looking at corruption and aspects or corporate sociopathic behaviour.

Keywords: Social psychological processes, Pathologies, Knowledge Cybernetics, Sociopathic behaviour

Suggested Citation

Yolles, Maurice, The Social Psychology of Collectives, and Their Pathologies (2008). ECONOMIC CORRUPTION: DETECTION, COSTS AND PREVENTION, F. N. De Luca, Nova Science Publishers, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1358936

Maurice Yolles (Contact Author)

John Moores University - Centre for the Creation of Coherent Change and Knowledge (C4K) ( email )

Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool
United Kingdom

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