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The Nomological Network of Proactivity: A Meta-Analytic Investigation

Paper symposium: New Directions in Proactive Behaviour Research. The Nomological Network of Proactivity: A Meta-Analytic Investigation. Katharina Tornau Nadine Kunze University of Giessen, Germany. Proactivity research so far….

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The Nomological Network of Proactivity: A Meta-Analytic Investigation

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  1. Paper symposium: New Directions in Proactive Behaviour Research The Nomological Network of Proactivity:A Meta-Analytic Investigation Katharina Tornau Nadine Kunze University of Giessen, Germany

  2. Proactivity research so far… • … has received considerable interest but appears fragmented and unsystematic (Grant & Ashford, forthcoming). • Numerous proactivity concepts have been introduced but mostly isolated from similar concepts and research streams. • Call for more integrative research and the identification of general and common dynamics of proactivity (Grant & Ashford, forthcoming; Parker & Collins, in press).

  3. Objectives of This Study Empirical integration of research findings by using meta- analysis technique • Magnitude of relationships between various proactivity concepts: Personal Initiative, Proactive Personality, Voice, and Taking Charge • Nomological network of proactivity concepts: • Magnitude of relationships • Pattern of relationships • Generalizability of relationships: Moderator analyses

  4. Relationships between Proactivity Concepts

  5. 2. Nomological Network (1)

  6. 2. Nomological Network (2)

  7. 2. Nomological Network (3) • Personal initiative and… extraversion (.36/.35); agreeableness (.12/.13); positive affect (.42/.39); job autonomy (.33/.30); job control (.28/.27); self-efficacy (.27/.23); GMA (.20/.22); innovativeness (.30/.23); org. commitment (.26/.24) • Proactive Personality and… extraversion (.28/.28); agreeableness (-.01; -.01); role-breadth self-efficacy (.41/.40); learning GO (.54/.50); performance-prove GO (.35/.28); org. commitment (.23/.23) • Taking Charge and… felt responsibility for change (.45/.52)

  8. 3. Generalizability of Effect Sizes Moderators of the relationships: • Measurement method (questionnaire vs. interview) • Source of information (self vs. peers vs. supervisors) • Nature of correlations (cross-sectional vs. longitudinal) • Aggregation of similar concepts: • e.g., personal initiative vs. individual Initiative (OCB) vs. personal growth initiative • e.g., indicators for performance: supervisory rating vs. objective performance data vs. proxies of performance (e.g., grades, number of employment interviews)

  9. Steps to take… • Identify additional studies for presented relationships • Consider additional proactivity concepts (e.g., active feedback seeking) • Include unpublished studies • Identify and test moderators • Ultimate goal: Create meta-analytic correlation matrix and test causal model of proactivity process

  10. Preliminary Conclusion • Personal initiative and proactive personality seem to have attracted most research activities; but more studies needed, particularly on voice and taking charge • Substantial correlations for most proactivity concepts with: • Conscientiousness and self-efficacy • Org. commitment and job performance • Different (magnitude of) relationships for different proactivity concepts: • Agreeableness: PI vs. PP, Gender: PI vs. PP vs. VOI/TC • Conscientiousness: PI vs. PP vs. VOI

  11. For further information and for (unpublished) proactivity studies to be included in the meta-analysis: Katharina TornauKatharina.Tornau@psychol.uni-giessen.dewww.uni-giessen.biz

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