Fit of Political Skill to the Work Context: A Two-Study Investigation

Applied Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 295-322

  Blickle, Gerhard ^a   John, Julia ^a   Ferris, Gerald R ^b   Momm, Tassilo ^a   Liu, Yongmei ^c   Haag, Rabea ^a   Meyer, Gesine ^a   Weber, Katharina ^a   Oerder, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857796507     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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