Political skill as an indicator of promotability among multiple rater sources

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-104

  Gentry, William A ^a   Gilmore, David C ^b   Shuffler, Marissa L ^c   Leslie, Jean Brittain ^a  

^a CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Multisource; Political skill; Promotability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84355162306     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.740     Document Type: Article

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