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refers to self-initiated behavior that endeavours to solve a problem before it has occurred. Proactive behavior involves acting in advance of a future situation, rather than reacting. It refers to taking control of a situation and making early changes, rather than adjusting to a situation or waiting
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OCB can be proactive in nature (e.g. offering help to co-workers before they ask for assistance). It aims at the identification and exploring of opportunities in taking action against the potential problems and threats.
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behaviors. Employees can be proactive in their prescribed role (e.g. by changing the way they perform a core task to be more efficient). Likewise, behaviors labeled as
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Parker, S. K., & Collins, C. G. (2010). Taking stock: Integrating and differentiating multiple forms of proactive behavior. Journal of Management. 36, 633-662.
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for his or her life, rather than looking for causes in outside circumstances or other people. Frankl stressed the importance of
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Campbell, D. J. (2000). The proactive employee: Managing workplace initiative. Academy of Management Executive, 14(3), 52-66.
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proactive - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam Webster dates the origin of the word to 1933.
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Bateman, T. S.; Crant, J. M. (1993). "The proactive component of organizational behavior: A measure and correlates".
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Whiteley, Paul L.; Blankfort, Gerald (1933), "The Influence of Certain Prior Conditions Upon Learning",
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Proactive behavior can be contrasted with other work-related behaviors, such as
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brought the word to the wider public domain. The author, Austrian existential
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Grant, Adam; Ashford, Susan (2021). "The dynamics of proactivity at work".
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proactive – Definition from the Oxford English Dictionary
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