When being oneself is socially rewarded: Social identification qualifies the effect of authentic behavior at work.
Is "be yourself" always the best advice? We suggest that interpersonal consequences of behaving authentically depend on the extent to which individuals identify with the social environment where they behave authentically. Bridging the research on authenticity, social identity, and conflict, we propo...
| Publicado en: | Human Relations Vol. 75; no. 11; pp. 2058 - 2091 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Nov2022
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