Leader reputation: The role of mentoring, political skill, contextual learning, and adaptation
提出一个概念模型，阐述政治技能、情境学习、印象管理和适应如何影响军事领导者的声誉发展，对研究军事领导力有效性的学者有参考价值。
Abstract Like organizations in other sectors, military settings can be appropriately characterized as political arenas.As such, political skill is critical for military leader effectiveness and leader reputation.This article proposes a conceptual model that articulates the roles of political skill, contextual learning, impression management, and adaptation in leader reputation development for military personnel aspiring to leadership positions. Political skill is shaped by mentoring and contextual learning experiences, which, in turn, affect the flexibility needed for making favorable impressions on others, adaptation, and fit. Implications of the proposed model for developing a more informed understanding of leader effectiveness and reputation in the military are discussed, as are directions for future research. ©2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.