Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether political skill is equally effective in its prediction of job performance for different job demands. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses self‐report sources of employee performance and self‐report of political skill...

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the interactive effects of generational conflict and personal control (i.e. self‐regulation and political skill) on strain‐related outcomes (i.e. job tension, and job tension and job dissatisfaction). Design/methodology/approach – This two‐study...