Behavioural Flexibility: The Use of Upward Impression Management Tactics by Subordinates for Good Performance Rating from Leader and Impact of Organizational & Leader’s Machiavellianism

Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 313-326

  Jaiswal, Priyanka ^a   Bhal, Kanika T ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Behavioural flexibility; Impression management tactics; Leader s Machiavellianism; Organizational Machiavellianism; Performance rating

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919822267     PISSN: 09722696     EISSN: 09740198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40171-014-0077-6     Document Type: Article

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