Nonlinearity in the relationship between political skill and work outcomes: Convergent evidence from three studies

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 294-308

  Kolodinsky, Robert W ^a   Hochwarter, Wayne A ^b   Ferris, Gerald R ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Job tension; Nonlinearity; Political skill

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344711539     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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