Exploring boundaries of the effects of applicant impression management tactics in job interviews

Journal of Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 108-125

  Tsai, Wei Chi ^a   Chen, Chien Cheng ^b   Chiu, Su Fen ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Customer contact requirement; Impression management tactics; Interview length; Interview structure; Job interviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 23244456092     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206304271384     Document Type: Article

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