The author did substantiate the importance and significance of psychological study of negative mentality manifestations in Russian businesspeople activity. The author uncovered the semantic and psychological scope of negative mentality, described psychological specifics of certain kinds of its manifestations and disclosed some psychological causes of its formation. The author has shown that the role of negative mentality is often disregarded in psychological studies of businesspeople personality and activity, especially in terms of its influence on businesspeople competitive ability.
Keywords: businessman; competitive ability; mindset; mentality; businesspeople negative mentality.
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