Wearing the Cloak: Antecedents and Consequences of Creating Facades of Conformity

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 727-741

  Hewlin, Patricia Faison ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conformity; impression management; self presentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTENTION; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 65649091705     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015228     Document Type: Article

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