Examining the effect of organizational culture on faking in the job interview
Damian Canagasuriam · Saint Mary's University Institutional Repository (Saint Mary's University) · 2020
Deceptive impression management may alter interviewers' perceptions of applicants' qualifications, and consequently, decrease the predictive validity of the job interview.In examining faking antecedents, research has given little attention to situational variables.Using a between-subjects experiment, this research addressed that gap by examining whether organizational culture impacted both the extent to which applicants faked during an employment interview and the manner in which they faked.Analyses of variance revealed that organizational culture did not affect either the extent to which applicants faked nor the manner in which they faked their values.However, when taking into account applicants' perceptions of the ideal candidate, organizational culture was found to affect the manner in which applicants faked their personality.Overall, the findings provide some support for the dynamic model of applicant faking and suggest that applicants may be able to fake their personalities during job interviews to increase their person-organization fit.August 18th, 2020.me.I could not have achieved this feat without the immense help and support I received from my supervisor Dr. Nicolas Roulin.Your help from the brainstorming stage to the thesis proposal stage to theat-times frustrating -Results stage is very much appreciated.Your willingness to go above and beyond in your support from your quick response times to your openness to chat about difficulties is remarkable and helped keep me on track during this long journey.My thesis would not be what it is without your help; thank you!I would also like to