Situational and Dispositional Antecedents of Impression Management Behaviors in Organization

Abstract

Impression management is a common form of political behavior in organizations that's influenced by different factors. The aim of this study is to identify some of the factors affecting it. This study is an applied Research, and regarding the nature of the topic and its objectives, is a Descriptive/Correlative research. Statistical society of this study included all personnel of North Khorasan Province. Using the simple random sampling Sixty-eight people were selected as a sample. The research data collection tools are questionnaires. Data obtained from questionnaires have been analyzed by Pearson correlation, simple and multiple linear regressions. The findings of this research indicate that Situational and Dispositional factors (Interaction Frequency, Managerial Support, Job strain, Core self-evaluation) have impact on Impression management behaviors occurrence. Core self-evaluation and Managerial Support have a negative impact on Impression management; and Interaction Frequency and Job strain have a positive impact on it; also the combination of these factors are able to predict Occurrence of Impression management behavior in organization

Keywords

• political behaviors
• impression management
• dispositional factors
• situational factors