Social Desirability Response Effects: Three Alternative Models

The Impact of Influence Tactics in Information System Development Projects: A Control-Loss Perspective

“…Several measures were taken to overcome this issue: (1) influence tactics were captured from different sources; (2) sources for socially desirable responses were captured-project manager and team member knowledge about the project, level of interpersonal trust between the project manager and team member, project manager and team members involvement in the project, and project complexity-and was tested for any possible effect on influence tactics; and (3) anonymity of responses was assured. These measures were consistent with the suggestions provided by Ganster et al [14] and Podsakoff et al [49]. More details are listed in Appendix C.…”

What Happens Before Full-Time Employment? Internships as a Mechanism of Anticipatory Socialization

“…Participants may fail to report their attitudes and behaviors accurately with self-report measures, due, in part, to social desirability effects, which describes the tendency for participants to present themselves in a favorable light, regardless of their feelings (Ganster, Hennessey, & Luthans, 1983). Self-reports also raise questions about common method bias because the same person is providing the measure of the independent and dependent variable (Podsakoff, MacKenzie, Lee, & Podsakoff, 2003).…”

The relationship between smoker and nonsmoker prototypes and smoking status among 14-year-old Norwegians

“…In addition, concerning the assessment of smoking-related cognitions, it is possible that adolescents reported more negative prototypes and attitudes towards smoking than they actually had, as they were aware of the social desirability of non-smoking. Social desirability may thus have had an impact on data (Ganster, Hennessey, & Luthans, 1983).…”