A multi-source, multi-study investigation of job performance prediction by political skill

TY - JOUR

T1 - A multi-source, multi-study investigation of job performance prediction by political skill

AU - Blickle, G.

AU - Ferris, G.R.

AU - Munyon, T.P.

AU - Momm, T.

AU - Zettler, Ingo

AU - Schneider, P.B.

AU - Buckley, M.R.

PY - 2011/7/1

Y1 - 2011/7/1

N2 - 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).

AB - 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).

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79956118102&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00443.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00443.x

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:79956118102

SN - 0269-994X

VL - 60

SP - 449

EP - 474

JO - Applied Psychology

JF - Applied Psychology

IS - 3

ER -