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This research aims to explore how social desirability bias affects the reporting of findings in organizational research.

December 1, 1975Academy of Management Journal

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

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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.

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Examination of social desirability effects on conflict behavior measures in organizational research, suggesting implications for data interpretation.

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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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Thomas et al. (1975) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d55c6cecdf5fb20ba6d6e https://doi.org/10.2307/255376

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Examination of social desirability effects on conflict behavior measures in organizational research, suggesting implications for data interpretation.

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

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

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