ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that personality effects can be overshadowed by strong situational demands that is, people are free to engage in behaviors consistent with their personalities only when the environment is not overly constraining. It discusses the factors that represent what can be termed as the predators' organizational environment. An organizational environment where policies about unwanted behaviors are available and applied is not a preferable one for dark triad personalities because it increases the probability that they will be exposed and punished. An organizational culture with a strong climate against unethical conduct is not a preferable one for the dark triad personalities because it increases the probability that their behavior, which contradicts the dominant culture, will be revealed and punished. Employees with higher levels of each of the Five-Factor Model (FFM) traits tend to perceive their work environment more positively than those with lower levels of the FFM traits, specifically, those with higher levels of the dark triad personality traits.
