The development and validation of a new Machiavellianism Scale

Journal of Management

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-257

  Dahling, Jason J ^a   Whitaker, Brian G ^b   Levy, Paul E ^c  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Counter productive work behavior; Deviance; Machiavellianism; Political behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 63649091396     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206308318618     Document Type: Article

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