Issues of gender and mentoring are explored through several theoretical lenses—similarity-
attraction paradigm, power dependence, social exchange, biological, and psychological …

Political skill is a construct that was introduced more than two decades ago as a necessary
competency to possess to be effective in organizations. Unfortunately, despite appeals by …

Mentoring has been recognized as a key developmental resource in organizational settings.
As a result, we have seen a concomitant increase in research on mentoring covering a wide …

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 …

Purpose–Political skill is measured with the political skill inventory (PSI), and the construct is
composed of four distinct dimensions. Previous validation studies of the PSI found evidence …

Social influence processes in organizations involve the demonstration of particular
behavioral tactics and strategies by individuals to influence behavioral outcomes controlled …

Career success of early employees was analyzed from a power perspective and a
developmental network perspective. In a predictive field study with 112 employees …

Previous studies have demonstrated that mentoring provides numerous career benefits to
individuals and organizations. This article advances past work by examining the effects of …

Some have suggested that mentoring in organizations tends to focus on “learning the
ropes,” or understanding organizational politics. This process is believed to result in building …

Purpose–Reputation has many positive outcomes, but little is known about how individuals
manage their personal reputation at work. This study aims to investigate the relationships …