Interaction of social skill and general mental ability on job performance and salary
成果类型：
Article; Proceedings Paper
署名作者：
Ferris, GR; Witt, LA; Hochwarter, WA
署名单位：
University of Louisiana System; University of New Orleans; State University System of Florida; Florida State University; University of Alabama System; University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
刊物名称：
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN/ISSBN：
0021-9010
DOI：
10.1037//0021-9010.86.6.1075
发表日期：
2001
页码：
1075-1082
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摘要：
Job and organizational changes have promoted the importance of social skill at work, yet research in this area has been limited. The authors investigated the interaction between social skill and general mental ability (GMA) in the explanation of job performance and salary, controlling for personality and demographic characteristics. The results indicated that the relationships between social skill and job performance were stronger among workers high than low in GMA. In a similar manner, the relationships between GMA and job performance were stronger among workers high than low in social skill. The interaction on salary indicated that increases in social skill (or GMA) for high-GMA (or social skill) individuals were associated with higher salary levels. It is interesting, however, that increases in social skill (or GMA) for those low in GMA (or social skill) contributed to lower salaries. Implications of these results and directions for future research are discussed.
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