Ingratiation in job applications: Impact on selection decisions

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 200-210

  Varma, Arup ^a   Toh, Soo Min ^b   Pichler, Shaun ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Job applications; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745830514     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940610659551     Document Type: Article

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