Machiavellianism and Economic Opportunism

By M. Sakalaki, Clive Richardson, Y. Thépaut. 2007

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Why business unit controllers create budget sack: Involvement in management, social pressure, and machiavellianism (2010, background): “On the other hand, however, high Mach unit controllers will only do so, if they perceive such behavior to be clearly in their own interest (Sakalaki et al. 2007).”
The Development and Validation of a New Machiavellianism Scale (2009, unknown): “For example, Sakalaki, Richardson, and Thepaut (2007) demonstrated that high Machs were highly prone to engaging in economic opportunism to maximize their own benefits rather than trusting and cooperating with potential economic partners.”
Prosocial Citizens Without a Moral Compass? Examining the Relationship Between Machiavellianism and Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior (2018, background): “Indeed, prior research suggests that Machiavellians engage in more economic opportunism (Sakalaki et al. 2007) and theft (Fehr et al.”
Psychological Contracts as a Mediator Between Machiavellianism and Employee Citizenship and Deviant Behaviors (2014, background): “In support, McHoskey (1999) found high Machs were more concerned with financial success than fulfilling intrinsic goals, while Sakalaki et al. (2007) showed that high Machs prefer economic opportunism to cooperation (also see Paal & Bereczkei, 2007).”