The Impact of Impression Management Tactics on Performance Evaluation with the Mediating Role of Political Skill

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of impression management tactics on performance evaluation with the mediating role of political skill. The study in terms of purpose is practical and in terms of methods of data collection is survey from group of descriptive researches. The statistical population is of all staff employed at deputy for management development and resources of Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance 200 persons, the number of sample is 80 persons. The tool of data collection is questionnaire of impression management provided by Bolino and Turnley (1999) and questionnaire of political skill provided by Ferris et al. (2008) and questionnaire of performance evaluation provided by Harris et al (2007). Data analysis was performed with Structural Equation Modeling approach (SEM) with partial least squares method through Smart-PLS 3 software. The findings of this study showed that proposed research model is validated and based on it; impression management has led to political skill and this has an impact on performance evaluation. Also, the political skill variable plays a mediating role in the relationship between impression management and performance evaluation.