An examination of leader political skill and its effect on ratings of leader effectiveness

By Ceasar Douglas, Anthony P. Ammeter. 2004

169 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: General Health Professions, Public Administration, Sociology and Political Science

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In General Health Professions

1. Darren C. Treadway
2. Gerald R. Ferris
3. Andreas Wihler
4. Robyn L. Brouer
5. S. Giessner
6. Pamela L. Perrewé

In Public Administration

1. Gerald R. Ferris
2. Darren C. Treadway
3. Timothy P. Munyon

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Gerald R. Ferris
2. Darren C. Treadway
3. B. P. Ellen
4. Robert W. Kolodinsky
5. G. Blickle
6. Pamela L. Perrewé
7. Ceasar Douglas
8. Robyn L. Brouer

Citations in the corpus

• The Thin Line Between Empowering and Laissez-Faire Leadership: An Expectancy-Match Perspective (2018, background): “However, followers’ perception of leader effectiveness reflects the degree to which followers evaluate their leader’s ability to get things done, providing important implications for followers’ outcomes (Douglas & Ammeter, 2004).”
• Political skill and influence effectiveness: Testing portions of an expanded Ferris and Judge (1991) model (2007, background): “Douglas and Ammeter (2004) found that subordinate perceptions of leader political skill significantly predicted leader effectiveness ratings, after controlling for leader demographic and social skill variables.”
• Political Skill and Work Outcomes: A Theoretical Extension, Meta-Analytic Investigation, and Agenda for the Future (2015, background): “The Ferris et al. (2007) theory of social/political influence in organizations focused on the operation of the political skill construct and how it affects self, others, and group processes in ways that manage shared meaning (i.”
• Political Skill in Organizations (2007, background): “Douglas and Ammeter (2004) found leader political skill to be a significant predictor of ratings of leader effectiveness.”
• Further specification of the leader political skill–leadership effectiveness relationships: Transformational and transactional leader behavior as mediators (2013, background): “Some initial research has been done on political skill at the dimension level (e.g., Douglas & Ammeter, 2004; Ferris et al., 2008; Moss & Barbuto, 2010), but much more is needed that can profit from the development of sound theory in this area.”