Personal integrity and faking in the workplace: when competition matters
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15210%2F23%3A73619738" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15210/23:73619738 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04880-y" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04880-y</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04880-y" target="_blank" >10.1007/s12144-023-04880-y</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Personal integrity and faking in the workplace: when competition matters
Original language description
Despite the fact that employee faking or intentional response distortion is a critical concern in many workplace processes, the antecedents of this behavior are poorly understood. Based on signaling theory describing faking behavior as a strategic adaptation to competitive signals, this study examines the influence of personal integrity and perceived competition on faking. An online between-subjects experiment was carried out on a sample of teachers from elementary schools in selected regions of the Czech Republic (N = 470). The experimental group was subjected to competition-inducing instructions during the administration of the Occupational Integrity Scale (OIS) and the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR-CZ), as an indicator of faking (impression management). Findings provided support for the moderating role of perceived competition on the link between impression management and personal integrity. Those who scored lower in reliability and moral sense (factors of OIS) exposed to competition-inducing instructions scored significantly higher on impression management than respondents in the control group, supporting the critical role of competition manipulation against excessive score inflation. Findings suggested that if organizations are not sure of the level of integrity of employees, they should not utilize competitive cues since individuals with low integrity tend to fake their responses to increase the person-organization fit. The managerial implications of these findings were discussed.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN
1046-1310
e-ISSN
1936-4733
Volume of the periodical
2023
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
1-12
UT code for WoS article
001029089600001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85164918756