Modeling the antecedents of proactive behavior at work

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Parker, Sharon K.; Williams, Helen M.; Turner, Nick
• 署名单位: University of New South Wales Sydney; University of Sydney; University of Leeds; Queens University - Canada
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-9010
• DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.3.636
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 636-652
• 关键词: proactivity; self-efficacy; Autonomy; trust; flexible role orientation

摘要

Using a sample of U.K. wire makers (N = 282), the authors tested a model in which personality and work environment antecedents affect proactive work behavior via cognitive-motivational mechanisms. Selfreported proactive work behaviors (proactive idea implementation and proactive problem solving) were validated against rater assessments for a subsample (n = 60) of wire makers. With the exception of supportive supervision, each antecedent was important, albeit through different processes. Proactive personality was significantly associated with proactive work behavior via role breadth self-efficacy and flexible role orientation, job autonomy was also linked to proactive behavior via these processes, as well as directly; and coworker trust was associated with proactive behavior via flexible role orientation. In further support of the model, the cognitive-motivational processes for proactive work behavior differed from those for the more passive outcome of generalized compliance.