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Development and Validation of the Political Skill Inventory

Department of Management, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110, gferris{at}cob.fsu.edu

Darren C. Treadway

School of Business Administration, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677-1848

Robert W. Kolodinsky

Department of Management, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807-0205

Wayne A. Hochwarter

College of Business, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110

Charles J. Kacmar

Department of Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science, College of Business, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0226

Ceasar Douglas

College of Business, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110

Dwight D. Frink

School of Business Administration, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677-1848

The present research was developed to examine the conceptualization and measurement of the political skill construct and to provide validation evidence for the Political Skill Inventory (PSI). The results of three investigations, involving seven samples, are reported that demonstrate consistency of the factor structure across studies, construct validity, and criterion-related validity of the PSI. As hypothesized, political skill was positively related to self-monitoring, political savvy, and emotional intelligence; negatively related to trait anxiety; and not correlated with general mental ability. Also, the PSI predicted performance ratings of managers in two samples. Implications of these findings and directions for future research are provided.

Key Words: political skill • savvy • social effectiveness • scale development and validation

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