Measuring Political Will in Organizations: Theoretical Construct Development and Empirical Validation
针对政治意愿缺乏清晰概念和有效测量的问题，开发并验证了政治意愿量表，证明其信效度，并发现政治意愿能解释政治技能之外的额外方差，对影响策略、地位和职业成长有正向作用。
Political will is widely recognized as an important, yet profoundly underinvestigated, construct that lacks conceptual clarity and valid measurement. To address this lack, we conducted four studies encompassing six samples (N = 925) from three countries (United States, Greece, and United Kingdom) that establish the psychometric properties and nomological network of the Political Will Scale. We demonstrate that the scale exhibits both convergent and discriminant validity with several conceptually related constructs while also determining that political will positively relates to influence and work-related behaviors. As an extension of our findings, political will seems to explain variance over and above political skill in relation to influence tactics, status, and career growth potential. The theoretical implications of this new scale are discussed in relation to organizational politics, leadership, and social change.