Political Skill in Organizations

By Gerald R. Ferris, Darren C. Treadway, Pamela L. Perrewé, Robyn L. Brouer, Ceasar Douglas, Sean Lux. 2007

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Subfields: Education, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology

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Speaking Up at Work: The Role of Perceived Organizational Support in Explaining the Relationship Between Perceptions of Organizational Politics and Voice Behavior (2020, background): “However, politically skilled employees (Ferris et al., 2007) may see political environments as a challenge (i.e., an opportunity) rather than as a stressor (i.e., an hindrance; LePine et al., 2005), such that political skill neutralizes the negative impact of politics (Brouer et al., 2006).”
Are You Willing and Able? Roles of Motivation, Power, and Politics in Career Growth (2010, background): “Because of this sense of trust and accountability, along with favorable personal reputations they build for themselves (Ferris et al., 2007; Liu et al., 2007), others are more likely to be receptive to their ideas and proposals, to defer to their views about issues, and to grant them greater…”
Social Influence Opportunity Recognition, Evaluation, and Capitalization: Increased Theoretical Specification Through Political Skill’s Dimensional Dynamics (2018, background): “However, these prior investigations, as well as theoretical developments (i.e., Ferris et al., 2007), have neglected the role that individual dimensions of political skill play in influence behavior–outcomes relationships.”
Community embeddedness and work outcomes: The mediating role of organizational embeddedness (2014, background): “Moreover, as instrumental as building social capital might be (Zanzi et al., 1991), it often takes considerable time and effort to achieve (Ferris et al., 2007; Macan, 1994), it can induce stress and fatigue (Cropanzano et al., 1997), and its cumulative effects can contribute to greater role…”
Political Skill and Work Outcomes: A Theoretical Extension, Meta-Analytic Investigation, and Agenda for the Future (2015, background): “With regard to personal resources, theorists (e.g., Blumberg & Pringle, 1982; Ferris et al., 2007; Organ, Podsakoff, & MacKenzie, 2006) have argued that selfappraisals are made regarding one’s efficacy (i.”