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    How does the social context fuel the proactive fire? A multilevel review and theoretical synthesis

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    Authors
    Cai, Z.
    Parker, Sharon
    Chen, Z.
    Lam, W.
    Date
    2019
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Cai, Z. and Parker, S.K. and Chen, Z. and Lam, W. 2019. How does the social context fuel the proactive fire? A multilevel review and theoretical synthesis. Journal of Organizational Behavior. 40 (2): pp. 209-230.
    Source Title
    Journal of Organizational Behavior
    DOI
    10.1002/job.2347
    ISSN
    0894-3796
    Faculty
    Faculty of Business and Law
    School
    Future of Work Institute
    Funding and Sponsorship
    http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FL160100033
    Remarks

    This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Cai, Z., Parker, S. K., Chen, Z., & Lam, W. (2019). “How Does the Social Context Fuel the Proactive Fire? A Multi-level Review and Theoretical Synthesis.” Journal of Organizational Behavior. 40, 209-320. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2347 (ABDC A* Journal), which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2347. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self- Archived Versions.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78207
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. The role of social context (e.g., leadership, team climate, and organizational support) in shaping employee proactive behavior has received considerable attention and has been investigated across multiple forms of proactive behavior. However, the research has not been well integrated. In this review, we adopt a multilevel approach to synthesize what is known about how social context factors influence employees' proactive behavior, as well as what mechanisms underpin these effects. Our analyses show that leader-, team-, and organization-related social context factors mainly influence employee proactivity through shaping “reason to,” “can do,” and “energized to” states (i.e., proactive motivational states) via individual-, team-, and cross-level processes. That has been most frequently investigated is the effect of the discretionary social context, particularly leadership, on proactive behavior. We also review the interaction effects between social context factors and other factors on employee proactive behavior and found inconsistent support for the motivational-fit perspective that stimuli with the same directions enhance each other's effect. We offer a research agenda to advance theoretical insights on this important topic.

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