Developing and Utilizing Network Resources: Roles of Political Skill
研究了个人的政治技能如何帮助其开发网络资源，并增强网络资源对绩效和职业成功的促进作用，基于中国电子企业281对上下级数据验证。
abstract This study examines the role of political skill in the development and utilization of network resources at the individual level. Drawing on the behavioural and network perspectives as well as political skill literature, we propose that political skill increases one's network resources ( developing network ), which will benefit his/her performance and career success. Moreover, political skill is hypothesized to strengthen the relationships between network resources and performance and career outcomes ( utilizing network ). A two‐wave study on a sample of 281 supervisor–subordinate dyads from six electronic firms in China confirms our hypotheses. Our examination of the dual role of political skill facilitates a better understanding of the networking process from the perspective of individual skill/behaviour, thus enriching the behavioural theory and network literature. Implications are discussed and directions for future research are suggested.