Incremental Validity of Core Self-Evaluations in the Presence of Other Self-Concept Traits: An Investigation of Applied Psychology Criteria in the United States and China

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 326-340

  Rode, Joseph C ^a   Judge, Timothy A ^b   Sun, Jian Min ^c  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

core self evaluations; cross cultural; incremental validity; job attitudes; job behavior; narcissism; Protestant work ethic; self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868659552     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051812442964     Document Type: Article

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