Political skill at work

By Gerald R. Ferris, Pamela L. Perrewé, W. P. Anthony, Davìd C. Gilmore. 2000

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Influence tactics and work outcomes: a meta‐analysis (2003, unknown): “the influencer (Falbe & Yukl, 1992; Ferris, Perrewe, Anthony, & Gilmore, 2000).”
Teacher–researcher role conflict and burnout among Chinese university teachers: a job demand-resources model perspective (2019, background): “Political skill includes both social perceptiveness and individuals’ ability to adjust their behavior to different and changing situational needs (Ferris et al. 2000), both of which are tools that individuals can use to interact proficiently with others – and university teachers are no exception.”
Mitigating the negative effect of perceived organizational politics on organizational citizenship behavior: Moderating roles of contextual and personal resources (2017, background): “When knowledge sharing is very high, employees even might learn from their colleagues how to turn a political organizational climate into an advantage for themselves (Grant, 1996; Ferris et al., 2000).”
Career commitment and career success: moderating role of emotion perception (2004, background): “A supportive relationship with superiors is an important contributor to one’s career advancement (Igbaria and Wormley, 1992), and social capital – the networks of connections and alliances one forms with others – can be leveraged to maximize career success (Ferris et al., 2000).”
Antecedents and Consequences of Cynicism in Organizations: An Examination of the Potential Positive and Negative Effects on School Systems (2005, background): “…politics refers to an individual’s attributions to behaviors of self-serving intent, and is defined as an individual’s personal evaluation about the degree to which the workplace is characterized by co-workers and supervisors who exhibit such selfserving behavior (Ferris et al., 2000).”