The impact of leader political skills on employee organizational commitment

Abstract

Abstract: The leader political skill is a key topic which concerns the sources of organizational core competence.The study intends to investigate the influence of the leader political skill on the organizational commitment and the mediating effects of the perceived insider status and psychological empowerment on this relationship.By adopting the approach of random sampling to 205 subordinate-supervisor dyads valid samples in six large banks in Beijing,the study finds out that: (1) the leader political skill,the perceived insider status and psychological empowerment have a positive effect on the organizational commitment; (2) The perceived insider status and psychological empowerment partially mediate the effect of supervisor political skill on employee organizational commitment, and psychological empowerment partially mediate the effect of employee perceived insider status on employee organizational commitment. Finally, theoretical and practical implications were discussed.

Key words: leader political skill, perceived insider status, psychological empowerment, organizational commitment

CLC Number:

F272.91

Han Yi, Yang Baiyin. The impact of leader political skills on employee organizational commitment[J]. Science Research Management, 2014, 35(9): 147-153.

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