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Socioanalytic Theory and Work Behavior: Roles of Work Values and Political Skill in Job Performance and Promotability Assessment
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Blickle, Gerhard; Frohlich, Julia K.; Ehlert, Sandra; Pirner, Katharina; Dietl, Erik; Hanes, T. Johnston; Ferris, Gerald R. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
Socioanalytic theory postulates that job performance ratings are predicted by basic social motives moderated by social competency. The two motives are the motive to get along with others and the motive to achieve status and power. The present two-study investigation assessed these motives as work values and collected supervisors' job performance…
Descriptors: Job Performance, Values, Interpersonal Competence, Motivation
Personality, Political Skill, and Job Performance
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Blickle, Gerhard; Meurs, James A.; Zettler, Ingo; Solga, Jutta; Noethen, Daniela; Kramer, Jochen; Ferris, Gerald R. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2008
Based on the socioanalytic perspective of performance prediction [Hogan, R. (1991). Personality and personality assessment. In M. D. Dunnette, L. Hough, (Eds.), "Handbook of industrial and organizational psychology" (2nd ed., pp. 873-919). Chicago: Rand McNally; Hogan, R., & Shelton, D. (1998). A socioanalytic perspective on job performance.…
Descriptors: Personality Assessment, Job Performance, Personality, Interaction
Dispositional Antecedents and Outcomes of Political Skill in Organizations: A Four-Study Investigation with Convergence
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Liu, Yongmei; Ferris, Gerald R.; Zinko, Robert; Perrewe, Pamela L.; Weitz, Bart; Xu, Jun – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2007
We developed a four-study research plan to examine the dispositional antecedents of political skill and its job performance consequences, and also to incorporate the mediating role of reputation, drawing upon a recent theoretical model of political skill in organizations. Study 1 established the psychometric properties of the two reputation scales…
Descriptors: Reputation, Psychometrics, Job Performance, Personality Traits
A CPI Comparison of Engineers and Managers.
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Brown, Judy S.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1981
The California Psychological Inventory was administered to male engineers, engineering-trained managers, and non-engineering-trained managers. Engineering managers share with other managers a preference for leadership roles but their elevation on psychological mindedness shows a more pragmatic analytical and less intuitive approach to management…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, Comparative Analysis
A Review of Research on Person-Environment Congruence in Holland's Theory of Careers.
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Spokane, Arnold R. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1985
Examines correlational studies which consistently show significant, positive relationships between congruence and academic performance and persistence, job satisfaction, stability of choice, perceived congruence, and personality, but nonsignificant relationships between congruence and self-concept or sociability. More complex research designs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Career Choice, Congruence (Psychology)
Perceived Characteristics of "Competent" People
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Korman, Abraham K.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1973
The purpose of this research was to determine the specific behaviors and cues which 104 assessors perceived as indicating the presence of psychological variables shown to be related to competent job behavior. Implications of the lack of correlation of cue utilization with assessor characteristics are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Cues, Evaluation Criteria, Individual Characteristics