Personality and Organizational Culture as Determinants of Influence

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 702-710

  Anderson, Cameron ^a   Spataro, Sandra E ^b   Flynn, Francis J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Five; influence; person organization fit; personality; power

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST;

HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 43949108256     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.3.702     Document Type: Article

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