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

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...

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Main Authors: ANSEEL, Frederik, LIEVENS, Filip
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
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Online Access: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
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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