Machiavellianism scores and self-rated performance of automobile salespersons.

Abdul Aziz
Author Information
  1. Abdul Aziz: School of Business and Economics, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, USA. aziza@cofc.edu

Abstract

Machiavellianism (Mach-B) was positively correlated with self-reported number of vehicles sold and income in two samples of 80 car salespersons. The Mach-B scale showed higher internal consistency and significant relationship with sales performance. The Mach IV scale, used for one of two samples, showed low internal consistency and a nonsignificant relationship with performance. The results provided partial support for earlier findings. Research designed to clarify this finding is required.

MeSH Term

Automobiles
Commerce
Humans
Machiavellianism
Motivation
Occupations
Personality Assessment
Personality Inventory

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