Building off and extending the metatheoretical framework of political skill, we examined the cognitive and behavioral mechanisms through which the intrapsychic effects of political skill inform its interpersonal effects, and how these interpersonal effects ultimately are transmitted into desirable outcomes. Specifically, we argue that politically skilled leaders demonstrate better situational appraisals (i.e., understanding), and thus, more appropriate situational responses (e.g., consideration and initiating structure behaviors); the demonstration of appropriate situational responses is argued to positively affect subordinates’ evaluations of their leaders (i.e., instrumentality) and subordinates’ concomitant attitudes (e.g., job satisfaction) and behaviors (e.g., performance). Results provided mixed support for the hypothesized relationships. Specifically, leader understanding mediated the relationship between political skill and consideration but not the relationship between political skill and structuring behaviors. Moreover, consideration was positively related to subordinates’ group‐level instrumentality perceptions, whereas initiating structure was not. Finally, subordinates’ individual (within‐level) perceptions of leader instrumentality were positively related to job satisfaction and performance. The implications of these findings as they relate to theory and practice are discussed along with this investigation's strengths, limitations, and directions for future research.

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将社会/政治影响力的元理论框架扩展到领导层：政治技能对他人的情境评估，反应和评估的影响

建立并扩展政治技巧的元理论框架，我们研究了认知和行为机制，通过这些机制，政治技巧的心理内效应会告知其人际效应，以及这些人际效应最终如何转化为理想的结果。具体来说，我们认为具有政治能力的领导人表现出更好的情境评估（即理解），因此表现出更适当的情境应对（例如，考虑和发起组织行为）；认为适当的情境反应的证明会积极影响下属对其领导的评价（即工具性）以及下属的伴随态度（例如工作满意度）和行为（例如绩效）。结果为假设的关系提供了混合的支持。具体而言，领导者的理解介导了政治技巧与思考之间的关系，而不是政治技巧与建构行为之间的关系。此外，考虑与下属的小组层面的工具性感觉成正相关，而发起的结构则没有。最后，下属对领导者工具性的个人（内部）理解与工作满意度和绩效呈正相关。讨论了这些发现与理论和实践相关的含义，以及该调查的优势，局限性和未来研究的方向。考量与下属的小组级工具性感知成正相关，而发起结构则不然。最后，下属对领导者工具性的个人（内部）理解与工作满意度和绩效呈正相关。讨论了这些发现与理论和实践相关的含义，以及该调查的优势，局限性和未来研究的方向。考量与下属的小组级工具性感知成正相关，而发起结构则不然。最后，下属对领导者工具性的个人（内部）理解与工作满意度和绩效呈正相关。讨论了这些发现与理论和实践相关的含义，以及该调查的优势，局限性和未来研究的方向。