Work social agency as a function of self-esteem and Machiavellianism.
Using a national sample of 127 legal, accounting, and human resource professionals, from 1,500 solicited, this study identified two dispositions related to social agency at work. After controlling for several individual factors, the analysis indicated that work social agency was associated with increased self-esteem and decreased Machiavellianism.
Valentine
Sean
S
Department of Management and Marketing, University of Wyoming, Laramie 82071, USA. Valentin@uwyo.edu
Fleischman
Gary
G
Godkin
Lynn
L
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008257:Machiavellianism; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012928:Social Desirability; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce