Self-Presentation and Self-Promotion in an Organizational Setting

Abstract

This study investigated the self-presentational tactic of self-promotion among individuals enrolled in a legislative intern program. The interns received a survey from either their supervisor or another intern in which they assessed their future financial aspirations and performed self-evaluations. They either wrote or did not write their names on the survey before returning it to the supervisor or peer. As expected, the interns tended to engage in the most self-promotion when their surveys were public and were returned to their supervisors.