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Political Skill, Supervisor–Subordinate Guanxi and Career Prospects in Chinese Firms
Author(s) -
Wei LiQun,
Liu Jun,
Chen YuanYi,
Wu LongZeng
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of management studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.398
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1467-6486
pISSN - 0022-2380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00871.x
Subject(s) - guanxi , supervisor , politics , psychology , social psychology , test (biology) , business , public relations , china , political science , management , economics , paleontology , law , biology
The role of political skill was examined in the dynamics of supervisor–subordinate relationship in Chinese firms. Data from a survey of 343 employees, their 343 direct supervisors, and 662 of their peers were applied to test a model proposing that Chinese subordinates employ political skill to influence their guanxi with their supervisors, and so promote their career development. We found that supervisor–subordinate guanxi mediated the relationship between political skill and career development of the subordinates. Implications of the findings were discussed.