Purpose – Political skill is measured with the political skill inventory (PSI), and the construct is composed of four distinct dimensions. Previous validation studies of the PSI found evidence in support of the four‐factor structure, but only using self‐reports. Furthermore, no efforts...

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...