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The Social Desirability Variable in Organizational Research: An Alternative Explanation for Reported Findings.

Kenneth W. Thomas, Ralph H. Kilmann

Academy of Management Journal · 1975 · 142 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

Because questionnaires are quite prevalent in management research, awareness of the effects of social desirability is critical. Data on measures of conflict behavior are presented to illustrate two...

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Lee J. Cronbach, Paul E. Meehl · Psychological Bulletin · 1955 · 10.9K citations · Full text

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A new scale of social desirability independent of psychopathology.

Douglas P. Crowne, David Marlowe · Journal of Consulting Psychology · 1960 · 8.7K citations

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Rank Correlation Methods.

M. G. Kendall · Biometrika · 1957 · 6.4K citations

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Differentiation and Integration in Complex Organizations

Paul R. Lawrence, Jay W. Lorsch · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1967 · 3.9K citations

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The relationship between the judged desirability of a trait and the probability that the trait will be endorsed.

Allen L. Edwards · Journal of Applied Psychology · 1953 · 614 citations

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