Taking Charge at Work: Extrarole Efforts to Initiate Workplace Change
Gaining insight into the various forms of proactivity so as to be able to address their specific drivers.
Author(s): Elizabeth Wolfe Morrison, Corey C. Phelps
Publisher: Academy of Management Journal
Date of publication: 1999
Summary
A seminal article that distinguishes three forms of proactivity: that which aims to improve team working practices, that which aims to provide a contribution to the company’s strategic orientations, and that which aims to take charge of one’s professional development. It shows that these behaviors obey very different drivers—a sense of responsibility, a broader vision of the job, professional conscience, etc.—and that they are not triggered in the same conditions. An invaluable illumination to refine your expectations and action levers as a manager.
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