Journal of Managerial Psychology: Volume 23 Issue 7

Political skill construct and criterion‐related validation: a two‐study investigation

Gerald R. Ferris, Gerhard Blickle, Paula B. Schneider, Jochen Kramer, Ingo Zettler, Jutta Solga, Daniela Noethen, James A. Meurs

Political skill is measured with the political skill inventory (PSI), and the construct is composed of four distinct dimensions. Previous validation studies of the PSI found…

Follower characteristics and the perception of leader‐member exchange

Birgit Schyns, Brigitte Kroon, Guy Moors

This study aims to focus on the perception of leader‐member exchange (LMX). It is assumed that the perceived quality of the relationship is not only related to the actual quality…

Perceived organizational support's role in stressor‐strain relationships

Hettie A. Richardson, Jixia Yang, Robert J. Vandenberg, David M. DeJoy, Mark G. Wilson

The purpose of this study is to examine when perceived organizational support (POS) may be more likely to play a mediator versus moderator role in stressor and strain…

Now you see them, now you don't: gender differences in entrepreneurship

Ayala Malach‐Pines, Dafna Schwartz

While the numbers of, and research on, women entrepreneurs have accelerated radically in recent years, the rates of women entrepreneurs remain significantly lower than men's…

The aftermath of organizational restructuring: Destruction of old and development of new social capital

I.J. Hetty Van Emmerik, Martin C. Euwema

This study seeks to examine the association of employee's evaluation of organizational restructuring with the destruction of old social capital, development of new social capital…