Political Skill, Supervisor–Subordinate Guanxi and Career Prospects in Chinese Firms
研究了中国企业中员工的政治技能如何通过改善与上级的关系来促进职业发展，基于343名员工及其直接上级和同事的调查数据。
abstract The role of political skill was examined in the dynamics of supervisor–subordinate relationship in Chinese firms. Data from a survey of 343 employees, their 343 direct supervisors, and 662 of their peers were applied to test a model proposing that Chinese subordinates employ political skill to influence their guanxi with their supervisors, and so promote their career development. We found that supervisor–subordinate guanxi mediated the relationship between political skill and career development of the subordinates. Implications of the findings were discussed.