Are Proactive Personalities Always Beneficial? Political Skill as a Moderator

被引:92
作者
Sun, Shuhua [1 ]
van Emmerik, Hetty I. J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Maastricht Univ, Dept Org & Strategy, Sch Business & Econ, NL-6211 LM Maastricht, Netherlands
关键词
helping behavior; learning behavior; political skill; proactive personality; task performance; JOB-PERFORMANCE; EMPLOYEE; BEHAVIOR; WORK; MODEL; METAANALYSIS; VALIDATION; CONSTRUCT; REWARDS; SUPPORT;
D O I
10.1037/a0037833
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Does proactive personality always enhance job success? The authors of this study draw on socioanalytic theory of personality and organizational political perspectives to study employees' political skill in moderating the effects of proactive personality on supervisory ratings of employee task performance, helping behaviors, and learning behaviors. Multisource data from 225 subordinates and their 75 immediate supervisors reveal that proactive personality is associated negatively with supervisory evaluations when political skill is low, and the negative relationship disappears when political skill is high. Implications and future research directions are discussed.
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页码:966 / 975
页数:10
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