“Small” Lies, Big Trouble: The Unfortunate Consequences of Résumé Padding, from Janet Cooke to George O'Leary

Lying and dysfunctional impression management have been identified as two serious forms of deviant behavior in organizations. One manifestation of such behavior is distortion of one's résumé. In 1981, Janet Cooke lost American journalism's highest honor, the Pulitzer Prize, and her job whe...

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Main Author: Kidwell, Roland E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2004
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-184
Further subjects:B Case studies
B deviance lying
B Employee selection
B dysfunctional impression management
B résumé enhancement
B Work Place
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