The Social Desirability Variable in Organizational Research: An Alternative Explanation for Reported Findings. | Synapse
December 1, 1975
The Social Desirability Variable in Organizational Research: An Alternative Explanation for Reported Findings.
Key Points
This research aims to explore how social desirability bias affects the reporting of findings in organizational research.
Illustrative data on measures of conflict behavior were collected through questionnaires.
Analysis focuses on the correlation between social desirability and reported behaviors.
Findings indicate that individuals may alter responses to align with social expectations.
Social desirability significantly influences reported conflict behaviors, leading to potential inaccuracies in data.
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...