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Is Political Skill Always Beneficial? Why and When Politically Skilled Employees Become Targets of Coworker Social Undermining
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2022 | Organization Science | Citations: 0
Authors: Sun, Shuhua

Abstract: The benefits of political skill at work have been extensively documented and hig ... Expand

Abstract: The benefits of political skill at work have been extensively documented and highlighted. Existing research also reports unexpectedly equivocal and even positive relationships between employee political skill and coworker social undermining, suggesting that politically skilled employees can become targets of coworker social undermining. However, there is a lack of research explaining why and when employee political skill can lead to coworker social undermining. This research, drawing from social rank theory and the theory of rivalry, offers a novel lens to answer these questions. Specifically, I theorize that employee political skill evokes coworker social undermining by affecting coworker perception of status threat, particularly when the coworker views the focal politically skilled employee as a personal rival. Findings from four studies—one correlational two-wave study and three experiments—provide support for these predictions. Further, nonrival competition and interpersonal disliking as alternative potential explanations to the hypothesized moderating effects of rivalry were ruled out. This study provides a theory-driven explanation of an unintended consequence of employee political skill and offers a more balanced understanding of the effects of political skill at work. Theoretical and future research implications are discussed. Collapse

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Topics: unintended consequence task productivity competitive advantage accounting

Methods: experiment theory development statistical hypothesis test survey statistical power analysis

Theories: social rank theory
Facebook usage and mental health: An empirical study of role of non-directional social comparisons in the UK
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2019 | International Journal of Information Management | Citations: 0
Authors: Nisar, Tahir M.; Prabhakar, Guru; Ilavarasan, P. Vigneswara; Baabdullah, Abdullah M.

Abstract: The present paper explores the relationship between nature of Facebook usage, no ... Expand

Abstract: The present paper explores the relationship between nature of Facebook usage, non-directional comparisons and depressive syndromes. The extant research on linkage between social media usage and mental health is inconclusive. The paper uses data collected through an online survey of 399 Facebook users in the UK. A Facebook frequency rating scale was developed and validated as a part of the study. The Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure was modified and used to measure social comparison. The depressive syndromes were captured by the modified Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. The Rank Theory of Depression was used a guiding framework. The data collection had focused on the 20–29 year olds, as justified by the literature. Collapse

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Topics: Facebook social media information management information system use internet technology

Methods: descriptive statistic parametric test Student's t-test survey regression analysis method

Theories: social rank theory

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Is Political Skill Always Beneficial? Why and When Politically Skilled Employees Become Targets of Coworker Social Undermining

Facebook usage and mental health: An empirical study of role of non-directional social comparisons in the UK