Bragging in the right context: Impressions formed of self-promoters who create a context for their boasts

Social Influence

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-39

  Tal Or, Nurit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Impression formation; Impression management; Self promotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149123169     PISSN: 15534510     EISSN: 15534529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15534510903160480     Document Type: Article

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