Are the elderly really machiavellian? A reinterpretation of an unexpected finding |
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Authors: | Peter E Mudrack |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Management and Organization Sciences, School of Business Administration, Wayne State University, 48202 Detroit, MI, USA |
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Abstract: | In an article published recently in theJournal of Business Ethics, Vitellet al. (1991) found that elderly respondents scored surprisingly high on a measure of Machiavellianism. This paper offers an alternative explanation for this unexpected result — it may be an artifact of the survey format employed — and recommends additional research to help clarify the issues raised by Vitell and his colleagues.Peter E. Mudrack is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management and Organization Sciences at Wayne State University's School of Business Administration. His publications have appeared inHuman Relations, Journal of Business Ethics, andJournal of Organizational Behavior. |
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