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Guanxi human resource management practices as a double‐edged sword: the moderating role of political skill
Author(s) -
Yang Fu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1111/1744-7941.12031
Subject(s) - guanxi , sword , expectancy theory , human resource management , business , politics , human resources , talent management , job performance , performance management , psychology , knowledge management , public relations , marketing , china , management , social psychology , economics , job satisfaction , political science , computer science , operating system , law
Drawing on an expectancy theory framework, we examined the moderating effects of political skill on the relationship between guanxi human resource management practices and employee job performance. Analyses of multisource data from 78 management team supervisors and 286 subordinates indicated that guanxi human resource management practices were negatively related to employee job performance with low levels of political skill, whereas guanxi human resource management practices had a positive impact on employee job performance with high levels of political skill.