Cultural variations in whether, why, how, and at what cost people are proactive: A followership perspective

The objective of this conceptual article is to illustrate how differences in societal culture may affect employees’ proactive work behaviors (PWBs) and to develop a research agenda to guide future research on cross-cultural differences in PWBs. We propose that the societal cultural dimensions of pow...

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Main Authors: Urbach, T., Den Hartog, D.N., Fay, D., Parker, Sharon, Strauss, K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82038
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author Urbach, T.
Den Hartog, D.N.
Fay, D.
Parker, Sharon
Strauss, K.
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Strauss, K.
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description The objective of this conceptual article is to illustrate how differences in societal culture may affect employees’ proactive work behaviors (PWBs) and to develop a research agenda to guide future research on cross-cultural differences in PWBs. We propose that the societal cultural dimensions of power distance, individualism–collectivism, future orientation, and uncertainty avoidance shape individuals’ implicit followership theories (IFTs). We discuss how these cross-cultural differences in individuals’ IFTs relate to differences in the mean-level of PWB individuals show (whether), in the motivational states driving individuals’ PWBs (why), in the way individuals’ enact PWBs (how), and in the evaluation of PWBs by others (at what cost). We recommend how future research can extend this theorizing and unpack the proposed cross-cultural differences in PWBs, for example, by exploring how culture and other contextual variables interact to affect PWBs.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-820382021-01-11T02:45:03Z Cultural variations in whether, why, how, and at what cost people are proactive: A followership perspective Urbach, T. Den Hartog, D.N. Fay, D. Parker, Sharon Strauss, K. Social Sciences Psychology, Applied Management Psychology Business & Economics proactive work behavior cross-cultural research cultural differences implicit followership theory ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR WORK-RELATED PROACTIVITY IMPLICIT LEADERSHIP EMPLOYEE VOICE MODERATING ROLE POWER DISTANCE THINGS HAPPEN PROHIBITIVE VOICE NATIONAL CULTURE ROLE BREADTH The objective of this conceptual article is to illustrate how differences in societal culture may affect employees’ proactive work behaviors (PWBs) and to develop a research agenda to guide future research on cross-cultural differences in PWBs. We propose that the societal cultural dimensions of power distance, individualism–collectivism, future orientation, and uncertainty avoidance shape individuals’ implicit followership theories (IFTs). We discuss how these cross-cultural differences in individuals’ IFTs relate to differences in the mean-level of PWB individuals show (whether), in the motivational states driving individuals’ PWBs (why), in the way individuals’ enact PWBs (how), and in the evaluation of PWBs by others (at what cost). We recommend how future research can extend this theorizing and unpack the proposed cross-cultural differences in PWBs, for example, by exploring how culture and other contextual variables interact to affect PWBs. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82038 10.1177/2041386620960526 English http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC fulltext
spellingShingle Social Sciences
Psychology, Applied
Management
Psychology
Business & Economics
proactive work behavior
cross-cultural research
cultural differences
implicit followership theory
ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR
WORK-RELATED PROACTIVITY
IMPLICIT LEADERSHIP
EMPLOYEE VOICE
MODERATING ROLE
POWER DISTANCE
THINGS HAPPEN
PROHIBITIVE VOICE
NATIONAL CULTURE
ROLE BREADTH
Urbach, T.
Den Hartog, D.N.
Fay, D.
Parker, Sharon
Strauss, K.
Cultural variations in whether, why, how, and at what cost people are proactive: A followership perspective
title Cultural variations in whether, why, how, and at what cost people are proactive: A followership perspective
title_full Cultural variations in whether, why, how, and at what cost people are proactive: A followership perspective
title_fullStr Cultural variations in whether, why, how, and at what cost people are proactive: A followership perspective
title_full_unstemmed Cultural variations in whether, why, how, and at what cost people are proactive: A followership perspective
title_short Cultural variations in whether, why, how, and at what cost people are proactive: A followership perspective
title_sort cultural variations in whether, why, how, and at what cost people are proactive: a followership perspective
topic Social Sciences
Psychology, Applied
Management
Psychology
Business & Economics
proactive work behavior
cross-cultural research
cultural differences
implicit followership theory
ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR
WORK-RELATED PROACTIVITY
IMPLICIT LEADERSHIP
EMPLOYEE VOICE
MODERATING ROLE
POWER DISTANCE
THINGS HAPPEN
PROHIBITIVE VOICE
NATIONAL CULTURE
ROLE BREADTH
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82038