Certainty as a moderator of feedback reactions? A test of the strength of the self-verification motive

• Main Authors: ANSEEL, Frederik, LIEVENS, Filip
• 格式: text
• 語言: English
• 出版: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• 主題: Human Resources Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• 在線閱讀: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5639; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6638/viewcontent/Certainty_Reactions_sv.pdf
• 機構: Singapore Management University

The present study investigated whether employees are merely interested in hearing good news about themselves, as predicted by self-enhancement theory, or are more interested in feedback that confirms their self-concept, as predicted by self-verification theory. We examined in a field study whether s...