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A Predictive Investigation of Reputation as Mediator of the Political‐Skill/Career‐Success Relationship 1
Author(s) -
BLICKLE GERHARD,
SCHNEIDER PAULA B.,
LIU YONGMEI,
FERRIS GERALD R.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00862.x
Subject(s) - reputation , politics , psychology , position (finance) , social psychology , multilevel model , career development , public relations , sociology , political science , business , social science , computer science , law , finance , machine learning
Career success is determined by a number of factors, including some combination of specific competencies and a performance record, along with network development, organizational politics, and reputation building. Theory and research suggest that employees' political skill predicts their career success, and that this relationship is mediated by employees' reputation in the workplace. These hypotheses were tested in a predictive study, collecting 2 waves of data from 135 career employees, covering a 1‐year timeframe. Political skill at Time 1 predicted hierarchical position, income, and career satisfaction at Time 2. Furthermore, reputation mediated the relationships between political skill, hierarchical position, and career satisfaction. Contributions, implications, limitations, strengths, and future research directions are discussed.