The role of political skill in the stressor-outcome relationship: Differential predictions for self- and other-reports of political skill

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 520-533

  Meurs, James A ^a   Gallagher, Vickie Coleman ^b   Perrewé, Pamela L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional burnout; Interpersonal conflict; Job performance; Political skill; Role conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951022582     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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