This study investigated the main effects of a subordinate’s (ratee) political skill dimensions (social astuteness, apparent sincerity, interpersonal influence, and networking ability) on supervisor (rater) performance rating and further analyzed the interactive effects of social similarity in the subordinate–supervisor dyad on the relationship between political skill dimension and performance rating. To test these relationships, hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) was used on a matched sample of 337 subordinate–supervisor dyads who worked in South Korea’s central government. Findings showed that subordinates with higher social astuteness, interpersonal influence, and networking abilities (but not apparent sincerity) will likely achieve more positive supervisor ratings. More importantly, the relationship between these political skill dimensions and performance ratings is stronger when there is greater social similarity between a subordinate (ratee) and his or her supervisor (rater). The findings’ practical and academic implications and future research directions are discussed.

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公共部门的绩效评估政治：政治技能和社会相似性对绩效评估的影响

这项研究调查了下属（等级）的政治技能维度（社会敏锐度，明显的诚意，人际交往和网络能力）对主管（等级）绩效等级的主要影响，并进一步分析了下属-主管中社会相似性的互动影响研究政治技巧维度和绩效等级之间的关系。为了检验这些关系，对在韩国中央政府工作的337名下级主管人员的配对样本使用了分层线性建模（HLM）。调查结果显示，具有较高的社交敏锐度，人际关系影响力和社交能力（但表面上没有诚意）的下属可能会获得更高的上司评价。更重要的是，当下属（被评估者）与其上级（评估者）之间具有更大的社会相似性时，这些政治技能维度与绩效评估之间的关系就更强。讨论了研究结果的实践和学术意义以及未来的研究方向。