The Effect of Communication on Careers in Mediating by Leader Member Exchange with Political Skills as a Moderating Variable

Abstract

This study analyzed the effect of communication on a career mediated by the leader member exchange with Political Skill as a moderating variable. The sampling method used in this study is a saturated sample that was distributed to all employees and lecturers at one of the University in Jakarta, with a population of 149 people. By distributing questionnaires to as many as the population within 2 weeks and the questionnaires that were successfully answered were 97 questionnaires via google form. Data analysis method in this study uses Partial Least Square with the help of Smart PLS software. The results of this study indicate: H1 Communication on career with a significant level of 0.002, H2 The quality of leader member exchange (LMX) affects career by 0,000, while H3 Communication has no effect on careers mediated by the quality of leader member exchange by 0.582, H4 The quality of leader member exchange has no effect on careers by 0.730 and H5 Quality superior-subordinate relations do not affect the career moderated by political expertise by 0.396.

The Effect of Political Skills and Leader-Member Exchange on Career Success: A Research on Hotel Businesses

“…When literature is investigated, a restricted number of studies have been found exploring the relationships between career success (CS), political skills (PS), and leader-member exchange (LMX) (Breland, Treadway, Duke & Adams, 2007;Wei, Liu, Chen & Wu, 2010;Bolat & Katı, 2016;Katı, 2016;Lee, Yun & Kim, 2019;Liolango & Utomo, 2020). In the literature, there are also studies investigating the third variable along with two of the variables of CS, LMX, and PS (Erdogan, Kraimer & Liden, 2004;Harris, Harris & Brouer, 2009;Lee et al, 2019;Liolango & Utomo, 2020). Similar to the primary purpose of this research, Breland et al (2007) tested whether PS mediates the relationship between LMX and subjective CS.…”

“…Bu bilgiler çerçevesinde geliştirilen hipotez şu şekildedir: H3: Lider-üye etkileşimi kariyer başarısını anlamlı ve pozitif yönde etkilemektedir. PB, KB ve LÜE arasındaki ilişkileri inceleyen sınırlı sayıda çalışma bulunmaktadır (Breland vd., 2007;Wei vd., 2010;Bolat & Katı, 2016;Katı, 2016;Lee vd., 2019;Liolango & Utomo, 2020). Konu kapsamında gerçekleştirilen sınırlı sayıdaki çalışma arasında yer alan Breland vd.…”

“…Literatür incelendiğinde, KB, PB ve LÜE arasındaki ilişkileri inceleyen sınırlı sayıda çalışmaya rastlanmıştır (Breland vd., 2007;Wei, Liu, Chen & Wu, 2010;Bolat & Katı, 2016;Katı, 2016;Lee, Yun & Kim, 2019;Liolango & Utomo, 2020). Literatürde; KB, LÜE ve PB değişkenlerinden ikisi ile farklı bir üçüncü değişkenin incelendiği çalışmalar da bulunmaktadır (Erdogan, Kraimer & Liden, 2004;Harris, Harris & Brouer, 2009;Lee vd., 2019;Liolango & Utomo, 2020). Bu araştırmanın temel amacıyla benzerlik gösteren Breland vd.…”