Proactivity at work: Novel perspectives on effectiveness and social context

Proactivity refers to self-initiated behavior aimed at bringing about change in order to create a different future. Research to date has shown that a proactive approach to work generally has positive outcomes, for example, in terms of job performance. This symposium provides a more nuanced view of proactivity and focuses on the effectiveness of proactive behavior, and its relationship with the wider social context in the organization which it...