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Proactivity directed toward the team and organization : the role of leadership, commitment and role-breadth self-efficacy

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Strauss, Karoline, Griffin, Mark A. and Rafferty, Alannah E. (2009) Proactivity directed toward the team and organization : the role of leadership, commitment and role-breadth self-efficacy. British Journal of Management, Volume 20 (Number 3). pp. 279-291. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8551.2008.00590.x

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Abstract

Employees' proactive behaviour is increasingly important for organizations seeking to adapt in uncertain economic environments. This study examined the link between leadership and proactive behaviour. We differentiated between organizational leadership and team leadership and proposed that transformational leadership by team leaders would enhance commitment to the team, which would predict team member proactivity. In contrast, transformational leadership by leaders of the organization would enhance commitment to the organization, which we expected to predict organization member proactivity. Transformational leadership on both levels was expected to increase employees' role-breadth self-efficacy, the confidence necessary to engage in proactive behaviour. Our results demonstrate the importance of leadership as an antecedent of proactive work behaviour and suggest that leadership at different levels influences proactivity via different mediators. Transformational team leaders seem to facilitate proactivity by increasing employees' confidence to initiate change. Transformational organizational leaders on the other hand increase proactivity by enhancing employees' commitment to the organization.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Organizational change, Leadership
Journal or Publication Title: British Journal of Management
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 1045-3172
Official Date: September 2009
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September 2009Published
Volume: Volume 20
Number: Number 3
Page Range: pp. 279-291
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2008.00590.x
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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