Measures of impression management have yet to incorporate two-factor models of person perception. The 2 primary factors are often labeled agency and communion. In Study 1, we assembled a new measure of impression management—the Bidimensional Impression Management Index (BIMI): It comprises 2 subscales designed specifically to tap agentic and communal content. Both subscales showed adequate alph...

We performed an experiment where participants engaged in the Prisoner's Dilemma game either with a human or a computer agent. In the experiment, we controlled two factors: (1) expectation about a partner, i.e., whether a partner is believed to be a human or computer agent, and (2) actual partner’s behavior, i.e., whether (a) a partner performs with human-like sophisticated behavior or (b) simpl...

Consumption stereotypes refer to judgments about others based on their food intake. We review the empirical research on stereotypes based on what and how much people eat. The characteristics stereotypically associated with food intake pertain to domains ranging from gender roles and social appeal to health and weight. For example, people who eat "healthy" foods and smaller meals are seen as mor...

The study examined whether Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE Ltd) delisted companies used impression management in the chairman’s statements and audit committee's reports preceding delisting from 2016 to 2021. There is a concerning trend of JSE, which may be voluntary or compulsory. statement highly ranked as most read narrative disclosure statement. Furthermore, assurance providers governance s...

Social media based brand communities are communities initiated on the platform of social media. In this article, we explore whether brand communities based on social media (a special type of online brand communities) have positive effects on the main community elements and value creation practices in the communities as well as on brand trust and brand loyalty. A survey based empirical study wit...