A multi-source, multi-study investigation of job performance prediction by political skill
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Political skill is a social effectiveness construct with a demonstrated capacity to predict job performance. However, because performance prediction research in this area to date has made exclusive use of self-reports of political skill, and due to frequent distrust of self-ratings of constructs in important personnel decisions, there is a need to investigate how multiple alternative sources of political skill and job performance measures relate, thus raising both theoretical and methodological issues. In three studies, employing a triadic data collection methodology, and utilising both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs, this research tested the hypotheses that employee political skill, measured from the perspective of employees' assessor A, will positively predict job performance rated by assessor B (i.e. Hypothesis 1a), and vice versa, that employee political skill measured by assessor B will predict job performance ratings measured by assessor A (i.e. Hypothesis 1b).
Original language | English |
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Journal | Applied Psychology |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 449-474 |
Number of pages | 26 |
ISSN | 0269-994X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2011 |
ID: 99117331