Do the CEOs of these organisations believe that they are above the law
Yes.
After all: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/13/1-in-5-ceos-are-psychopaths-australian-study-finds/
An Australian study has found that about one in five corporate executives are psychopaths – roughly the same rate as among prisoners.
It is well known that the banking sector has more than it's fair share of psychopaths working within it.
I suppose being detached from reality and having a 'fu*ck you' attitude devoid of any human empathy helps.
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Did a course at work a few years ago (HMPS) on Psychopaths if my memory serves me correctly there are around 20 traits they have , believe me we all have some, the best businessmen will score very highly but will stop short of murder etc the other high scorers will not.
Very correct!
In business I met some extremely ruthless men, and one women ( apart from me!!
), who would always make sure nothing got in their/ our way. It was dog eat dog, in a game where only the fittest would survive. Anyone who got in our way would be found to be "failing" in some way if they could not perform to the standard we wished, and disposed of, by of course legitimate methods! In those days my socialist inclinations were frequently pushed aside by my very right wing stance, which actually came out during some psychological profiling all senior business managers went through. Right of Attila The Hun was one assessment of me!!
However I once met one really scary American guy in business who just ozzed ruthlessness and single minded thought to succeed no matter what got in his way. He was the strong very silent type who just stored, surveyed, and assessed mentally every one of us who he met. He was the Vice President of our parent company, the multi-billion dollar American Brands. Now I really did believe he could kill if necessary, or, like any Mafia boss, get some flunky to do the deed. Frightening!!