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Machiavellianism  

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  • Machiavellianism is a strategy of interpersonal conduct whereby others are manipulated and deceived in the pursuit of one's own interests. In the workplace, people who are high in Machiavellianism (referred to as high Machs) regard coworkers as means toward personal ends. [Source: Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Machiavellianism]

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