Informed by social resources theory, we provide an explanation for how political skill enables employees' access to social resources, notably expressive network resources and developmental feedback granted by supervisors, thereby enhancing their potential for career growth. Employees can further leverage the attained resources to maximize their chances for career growth by exercising ingratiation toward their supervisors. Data from 399 independently matched subordinate-supervisor dyads in Japan partially support our predictions. While supervisor-focused expressive network resources and supervisor developmental feedback account for mediating mechanisms through which political skill could predict career growth potential, the use of ingratiation to further leverage these social resources is rather deemed insignificant. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

在社会资源理论的指导下，我们解释了政治技能如何使员工能够获得社会资源，特别是表达性网络资源和主管授予的发展反馈，从而提高他们的职业发展潜力。员工可以进一步利用获得的资源，通过对主管的奉承来最大化他们职业发展的机会。来自日本 399 个独立匹配的下级主管二人组的数据部分支持了我们的预测。虽然以主管为中心的表达网络资源和主管发展反馈解释了政治技能可以预测职业发展潜力的中介机制，但使用逢迎来进一步利用这些社会资源被认为是微不足道的。