RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDERWAY & IN THE MAKING

Rachel Kane-FriederFlorida State University

Who Am I?• 4th year doctoral candidate studying politics,

leadership, employee and organizational effectiveness, and statistics

• Teaching “Contemporary Leadership Dynamics”• Dissertation on political and relational view of

leadership

Dissertation: Leader Political Skill, Work Relationship Quality, and Multi-Target Benefitting Outcomes

• Leadership involves getting things accomplished through and with people– But self-interest, diverging points of view, and “interesting”

personalities exist; teams/groups/departments (sometimes) have conflicting goals

• Takes a certain finesse to navigate through the aforementioned realities– It takes POLITICAL SKILL

Dissertation: Leader Political Skill, Work Relationship Quality, and Multi-Target Benefitting Outcomes (cont.)

• Political Skill: Ability to effectively understand others at work and to use such knowledge to influence others to act in ways that enhance personal and/or organizational objectives

• Comprised of 4 dimensions– Social Astuteness: self-aware, sensitive to others & social

setting– Interpersonal Influence: effective communicators; adapt

behavior– Apparent Sincerity: appear genuine, sincere, & devoid

of ulterior motives– Networking Ability: position oneself in powerful

networks; adept conflict negotiators

Dissertation: Leader Political Skill, Work Relationship Quality, and Multi-Target Benefitting Outcomes (cont.)

Leader-Benefitting Outcomes

• Effectiveness• Sub. extra effort• Sub. job performance

Subordinate-Benefitting Outcomes

• Job satisfaction• Work engagement• Job stress (↓)

Organization-Benefitting Outcomes

• Org. commitment• Citizenship behavior• Perceived org. support• Turnover intentions (↓)

What Does My Research Focus On?

Organizational Politics

Leadership (+/−)

Effectiveness

Organizational Politics• How Politically Skilled Agents Leverage Social Networks

to Maximize Performance and Effective Client Relationships

• I love Me, But is That So Bad? The Self-Regulatory Function of Political Skill on Narcissism

Leadership (+/−)• Can Politically Skilled Leaders Reduce Subordinates’

Perceptions of Differential Treatment?

• Reactions to Perceived Abusive Supervision: Knee-Jerk Reactions or Judicious Reactions to a Jerk?

Effectiveness & Performance• Social Effectiveness Showdown: What Interpersonal Skills

are Most Predictive of Performance?

• Performance as a Function of Political Motivations, Political Abilities and the Political Context

• On the horizon: Empowerment, Engagement, Resiliency, & Humility

If I’ve piqued your interest…• If you think your organization can benefit from any of

these studies, let’s chat!

• My contact information:– Email: rek09@my.fsu.edu– Phone: 352-275-9584

Thank you for your time!

Questions?