Development and Validation of the Political Skill Inventory

Gerald R. Ferris; Darren C. Treadway; Robert W. Kolodinsky; Wayne A. Hochwarter; Charles J. Kacmar; Ceasar Douglas; Dwight D. Frink

doi:10.1177/0149206304271386

Development and Validation of the Political Skill Inventory

Gerald R. Ferris¹; Darren C. Treadway²; Robert W. Kolodinsky³; Wayne A. Hochwarter⁴; Charles J. Kacmar⁵; Ceasar Douglas⁴; Dwight D. Frink²

¹ Department of Management, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110, · ² School of Business Administration, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677-1848 · ³ Department of Management, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807-0205 · ⁴ College of Business, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110 · ⁵ Department of Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science, College of Business, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0226

Journal of Management 2005

The present research was developed to examine the conceptualization and measurement of the political skill construct and to provide validation evidence for the Political Skill Inventory (PSI). The results of three investigations, involving seven samples, are reported that demonstrate consistency of the factor structure across studies, construct validity, and criterion-related validity of the PSI. As hypothesized, political skill was positively related to self-monitoring, political savvy, and emotional intelligence; negatively related to trait anxiety; and not correlated with general mental ability. Also, the PSI predicted performance ratings of managers in two samples. Implications of these findings and directions for future research are provided.

DOI: 10.1177/0149206304271386
Volume: 31 (1)
Pages: 126-152
Language: en
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