How to Spot a Careerist Early On: Psychopathy and Exchange Ideology as Predictors of Careerism

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 473-486

  Chiaburu, Dan S ^a   Muñoz, Gonzalo J ^b   Gardner, Richard G ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Careerism; Careerist orientation; Dark side personality; Exchange ideology; Five factor model; Psychopathy; Relative importance analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888818652     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1599-5     Document Type: Article

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