Managing the risks of proactivity : a multilevel study of initiative and performance in the middle management context created by Lotte Glaser , Wouter Stam and Riki Takeuchi

By:

Glaser, Lotte [author]

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Academy of Management journal ; Volume 59, number 4New York: Academy of Management, 2016Content type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISSN:

00017273

Subject(s):

Work motivation, Leadership personality , Risk -- Performance management, -- Transnational corporation

LOC classification:

HD28 ACA

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Abstract: Drawing on theories of behavioral decision making and situational strength, we developed and tested a multilevel model that explains how the performance outcomes of personal initiative tendency depend on the extent of alignment between organizational control mechanisms and proactive individuals’ risk propensities. Results from a sample of 383 middle managers operating in 34 business units of a large multinational corporation indicated that risk propensity weakens the positive relationship between personal initiative tendency and job performance. This negative moderating effect was further amplified when middle managers receive high job autonomy but was attenuated in business units with a strong performance management context. We discuss the implications of these findings for research on proactivity, risk taking, and organizational control.

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Journal Article	Main Library - Special Collections	HD28 ACA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Vol. 59, no. 4 (pages 1339-1360)	SP26440	Not for loan	For in house use

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Drawing on theories of behavioral decision making and situational strength, we developed and tested a multilevel model that explains how the performance outcomes of personal initiative tendency depend on the extent of alignment between organizational control mechanisms and proactive individuals’ risk propensities. Results from a sample of 383 middle managers operating in 34 business units of a large multinational corporation indicated that risk propensity weakens the positive relationship between personal initiative tendency and job performance. This negative moderating effect was further amplified when middle managers receive high job autonomy but was attenuated in business units with a strong performance management context. We discuss the implications of these findings for research on proactivity, risk taking, and organizational control.

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