Change driven by nature: A meta-analytic review of the proactive personality literature
verifiedrich profile · Journal of Vocational Behavior · 2009
Fuller, Bryan; Marler, Laura E.
What this article reports
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proactive personality → task performance
proactive personality → organizational citizenship behavior ocb
Models this article informs
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proactive personality predicts organizational citizenship behavior ocb
proactive personality predicts task performance
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supports “Beyond the Big Five, proactive personality positively relates to organizational performance indicators, career success, change-oriented citizenship and entrepreneurial performance (Fuller & Marler, 2009; Griffin, Parker, & Mason, 2010; Tornau & Frese, 2013).”
supports “TABLE 6 Summary of Meta-Analytic Hierarchical Regression Analysis: Regressing Individual-Targeted Organizational Citizenship Behavior on Proactive and Big Five Personality Traits True Score Validity Operational Validity Variable β SE B R2 R2 β SE B R2 R2 Step 1 .072∗ .062∗ Neuroticism −.09∗ .02 −.10∗ .02 Extraversion .07∗ .02 .07∗ .02 Openness to Experience .02 .02 .02 .02 Agreeableness .13∗ .02 .12∗ .02 Conscientiousness .12∗ .02 .11∗ .02 Step 2 .120∗ .048∗ .088∗ .026∗ Neuroticism −.07∗ .02 −.08∗ .02 Extraversion −.05∗ .02 .00 .02 Openness to Experience −.10∗ .02 −.03 .02 Agreeableness .21∗ .02 .15∗ .02 Conscientiousness −.01 .02 .05∗ .02 Proactive Personality .31∗ .02 .20∗ .02 ∗p .05.”
supports “D ow nl oa de d by [ Si ng ap or e M an ag em en t U ni ve rs ity ] at 1 8: 46 0 4 Ja nu ar y 20 18 366 SPITZMULLER, SIN, HOWE, FATIMAH TABLE 7 Summary of Meta-Analytic Hierarchical Regression Analysis: Regressing Organization-Targeted Organizational Citizenship Behavior on Proactive and Big Five Personality Traits True Score Validity Operational Validity Variable β SE B R2 R2 β SE B R2 R2 Step 1 .050∗ .043∗ Neuroticism −.08∗ .02 −.09∗ .02 Extraversion .03 .02 .03 .02 Openness to Experience −.00 .02 −.00 .02 Agreeableness .03 .02 .03 .02 Conscientiousness .17∗ .02 .16∗ .02 Step 2 .075∗ .025∗ .059∗ .016∗ Neuroticism −.07∗ .02 −.08∗ .02 Extraversion −.06∗ .02 −.02 .02 Openness to Experience −.09∗ .02 −.04∗ .02 Agreeableness .08∗ .02 .05∗ .02 Conscientiousness .07∗ .02 .11∗ .02 Proactive personality .22∗ .02 .15∗ .02 ∗p .05.”
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