Impression Management Tactics as a psychological booster for the communication of IT employees – SMART PLS Approach

• Autores: Vijayabanu, C., Therasa, C., Anjali Daisy, S.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/20990
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/20990
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Impression management; global assignments; career growth; work-life balance; Smart PLS; Manejo de impresión; tareas globales; crecimiento profesional; equilibrio vida-trabajo; Gestion des impressions; missions globales; évolution de carrière; équilibre travailvie personnelle; SMART PLS; Gestão de impressões; tarefas globais; crescimento profissional; equilíbrio trabalho-vida

Impression management (IM) is a technique or tactic followed by employees to form favorable perceptions. The current study analyzed the relationship of various facets (Deception, Defensive, Exemplification, Ingratiation, Model behavior, and Self-promotion) of impression management and its effect on global assignment, work-life balance, and career growth. Furthermore, the current study also analyzed the impact of IM on the psychological behavior of IT employees and conceptualized a model using SmartPLS (Partial Least Squares) approach. Questionnaires were distributed to 225 employees (36% female) in a Private Software Company in Chennai, India. Results indicate that the IM facets contribute 51.2% in predicting the individual psychological factor composed of global assignment, work-life balance, and career growth.