The dynamics of proactivity at work

Grant, Adam M.; Ashford, Susan J.

doi:10.1016/j.riob.2008.04.002

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The dynamics of proactivity at work

Grant, Adam M., Ashford, Susan J.·2008·Research in Organizational Behavior

DOI 10.1016/j.riob.2008.04.002

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Employees are increasingly expected to find proactive ways to meet organizational objectives, and managers rely on employee initiative to job craft.
“At a time when employees are increasingly expected to find proactive ways to meet organizational objectives and contribute the best of their talents to their organizations, managers are more likely than ever to rely on the initiative employees take to job craft (e.g., Crant, 2000;Grant & Ashford, 2008;Frese & Fay, 2001;Parker, Williams, & Turner, 2006).”
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“With thriving used as an internal gauge for self-regulation, individuals behave agentically and proactively by taking responsibility and the initiative to control their destiny, respectively, which can, in turn, enhance performance (Grant & Ashford, 2007).”
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Authors: Grant, A. M., & Ashford, S. J.
Affiliations: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author: Grant, Adam M.
ORCID: Grant, Adam M.
Ashford, Susan J.
Venue: Research in Organizational Behavior
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2008-01
Volume: 28
Pages: 3-34
ISSN: 0191-3085 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.riob.2008.04.002
OpenAlex: W2081888575
Cited by: 2,057
References: 33
Citations by year: 2026: 118 · 2025: 143 · 2024: 147 · 2023: 148 · 2022: 187 · 2021: 186 · 2020: 220 · 2019: 144 · 2018: 131 · 2017: 96 · 2016: 108 · 2015: 87 · 2014: 78 · 2013: 68 · 2012: 67
FWCI: 78.19
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Research in Organizational Behavior (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
Keywords: proactive behavior, integrative theory, situational antecedents, psychological mechanisms, theory development

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