The present research aims to develop a cross-cultural understanding of impression management (IM) behavior at workplace. A new measure of IM, using elements of job-focused, initiative-focused and relationship-focused strategies, is developed for the study. Analysis of 535 employees from India,...

Data provided by 7380 middle managers from 60 nations are used to determine whether demographic variables are correlated with managers’ reliance on vertical sources of guidance in different nations and whether these correlations differ depending on national culture characteristics. Significant...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the extent leadership charisma and vision could be discriminated by followers and how they influenced follower commitment and reported performance across three countries. Design/methodology/approach – An instrument to identify leadership charisma and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to broaden the conception of the base of the pyramid (BoP) from that of a low purchasing power community, to a globally disconnected community. Design/methodology/approach – The paper identifies two views related to fortune at the BoP using the...

This chapter builds on previous research that conceptualized organizational politics as an organizational stressor. After reviewing the studies that integrated the occupational stress literature with the organizational politics literature, it discusses the negative implications of the use of...