Career success implications of political skill

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-204

  Todd, Samuel Y ^a,d   Harris, Kenneth J ^b   Harris, Ranida B ^b   Wheeler, Anthony R ^c  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d Hollis 1104 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Career satisfaction; Career success; Political skill

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CAREER MOBILITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY TEST; POLITICS; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CAREER MOBILITY; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 67649202310     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.149.3.179-204     Document Type: Article

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