After the federal government stepped in to financially help auto makers,the CEOs flew by private jet to D.C.to testify before Congress.The politicians expressed outrage.The CEOs failed

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The CEOs flying by private jet to D.C. to testify before Congress creates a particular impression of the CEOs and the auto industry. Impression management is the process by which individuals or organizations attempt to control the perceptions others form of them. In this case, the CEOs may have wanted to maintain a certain image of success and importance by flying privately, despite receiving government financial assistance. The politicians' outrage suggests that the CEOs' impression management failed to achieve the desired effect.

After the Federal Government Stepped in to Financially Help Auto