Bottom-line mentality as an antecedent of social undermining and the moderating roles of core self-evaluations and conscientiousness

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 343-359

  Greenbaum, Rebecca L ^a   Mawritz, Mary Bardes ^b   Eissa, Gabi ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom line mentality; Conscientiousness; Core self evaluations; Social undermining

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONSCIOUSNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CONSCIOUSNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING;

EID: 84863627722     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025217     Document Type: Article

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