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A Socially Embedded Model of Thriving at Work

Spreitzer, Gretchen, Sutcliffe, Kathleen, Dutton, Jane, Sonenshein, Scott, Grant, Adam M.·2005·Organization Science
DOI 10.1287/orsc.1050.0153
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Thriving describes an individual’s experience of vitality and learning. The primary goal of this paper is to develop a model that illuminates the social embeddedness of employees’ thriving at work. First, we explain why thriving is a useful theoretical construct, define thriving, and compare it to related constructs, including resilience, flourishing, subjective well-being, flow, and self-actualization. Second, we describe how work contexts facilitate agentic work behaviors, which in turn produce resources in the doing of work and serve as the engine of thriving. Third, we describe how thriving serves as a gauge to facilitate self-adaptation at work. We conclude by highlighting key theoretical contributions of the model and suggesting directions for future research.

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Authors
Spreitzer, G., Sutcliffe, K., Dutton, J., Sonenshein, S., & Grant, A. M.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
ORCID
Venue
Organization Science
Publisher
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Published
2005-10
Volume
16
Issue
5
Pages
537-549
ISSN
  • 1047-7039 (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-5455
DOI
10.1287/orsc.1050.0153
OpenAlex
W2108088985
Cited by
1,604
References
119
Citations by year
2026: 180 · 2025: 204 · 2024: 171 · 2023: 149 · 2022: 151 · 2021: 121 · 2020: 119 · 2019: 89 · 2018: 70 · 2017: 56 · 2016: 50 · 2015: 45 · 2014: 37 · 2013: 39 · 2012: 24
FWCI
15.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Organization Science (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Wake Forest University
  • University of California, Irvine
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Social Sciences › Education › Innovative Education and Learning Practices
Keywords
thriving at work, social embeddedness, employee vitality, self-adaptation, resilience, eudaimonia, subjective well-being, flow, self-realization, work context, staff resources

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