Document Type
Journal Article
Department/Unit
Department of Management
Title
Developing and utilizing intra-organizational network resources: Roles of political skill
Language
English
Abstract
This study examines the role of political skill in the development and utilization of network resources at the individual level. Drawing on the behavioural and network perspectives as well as political skill literature, we propose that political skill increases one's network resources (developing network), which will benefit his/her performance and career success. Moreover, political skill is hypothesized to strengthen the relationships between network resources and performance and career outcomes (utilizing network). A two-wave study on a sample of 281 supervisor-subordinate dyads from six electronic firms in China confirms our hypotheses. Our examination of the dual role of political skill facilitates a better understanding of the networking process from the perspective of individual skill/behaviour, thus enriching the behavioural theory and network literature. Implications are discussed and directions for future research are suggested. © 2011 The Authors. Journal of Management Studies © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and Society for the Advancement of Management Studies.
Keywords
Career growth potential, Network resources, Performance, Political skill
Publication Date
2012
Source Publication Title
Journal of Management Studies
Volume
49
Issue
2
Start Page
381
End Page
402
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00987.x
Link to Publisher's Edition
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00987.x
ISSN (print)
00222380
ISSN (electronic)
14676486
APA Citation
Wei, L., Chiang, F., & Wu, L. (2012). Developing and utilizing intra-organizational network resources: Roles of political skill. Journal of Management Studies, 49 (2), 381-402. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00987.x