Is It Better to Be Moral Than Smart? The Effects of Morality and Competence Norms on the Decision to Work at Group Status Improvement

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1397-1410

  Ellemers, Naomi ^a   Pagliaro, Stefano ^b   Barreto, Manuela ^a   Leach, Colin Wayne ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

competence; decisional dilemma; identity management strategies; morality; social norms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MORALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MORALS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57949106323     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012628     Document Type: Article

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