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TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of political tactics on the organizational context–career success relationship
AU - Kapoutsis , Ilias
AU - Papalexandris , Alexandros
AU - Thanos, Ioannis
AU - Nikolopoulos , Andreas
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Drawing from the norm of reciprocity, signal theory, and psychological contracts, we argue that the use of different types of political tactics, based on their social desirability, can be reciprocal behavioral reactions to contextual cues (i.e. perceptions of organizational support and politics) that can predict career success. Using a sample of 117 middle managers, our findings suggest that the use of sanctioned political tactics partially mediates the relationship between perceptions of organizational support and career success, while non-sanctioned political tactics suppress the relationship between perceptions of organizational politics and career success.
AB - Drawing from the norm of reciprocity, signal theory, and psychological contracts, we argue that the use of different types of political tactics, based on their social desirability, can be reciprocal behavioral reactions to contextual cues (i.e. perceptions of organizational support and politics) that can predict career success. Using a sample of 117 middle managers, our findings suggest that the use of sanctioned political tactics partially mediates the relationship between perceptions of organizational support and career success, while non-sanctioned political tactics suppress the relationship between perceptions of organizational politics and career success.
KW - career success
KW - mediation
KW - organizational support
KW - political tactics
KW - politics perceptions
KW - suppression
U2 - 10.1080/09585192.2011.610345
DO - 10.1080/09585192.2011.610345
M3 - Journal article
VL - 23
SP - 1908
EP - 1929
JO - The International Journal of Human Resource Management
JF - The International Journal of Human Resource Management
SN - 0958-5192
IS - 9
ER -