The prediction of task and contextual performance by political skill: A meta-analysis and moderator test

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 563-577

  Bing, Mark N ^a   Davison, H Kristl ^a   Minor, Inneka ^b   Novicevic, Milorad M ^a   Frink, Dwight D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Contextual performance; Meta analysis; Moderation; Political skill; Social job requirements; Task performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051798722     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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