Employee Proactivity in Organizations: An Attachment Perspective - Hardcover

Wu, Chia-Huei

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1529200571 ISBN 13: 9781529200577

Publisher: Bristol University Press, 2019

Synopsis

What makes some people more likely to initiate positive change within their organizations? Can this behaviour be influenced by management?

Employee proactivity has largely been understood in terms of employees changing their environment or changing themselves. In this novel study Wu offers an alternative lens through which to examine such behaviour – the concept of attachment theory.

Wu integrates the current understanding of motivational factors in shaping proactive workers, through his introduction to attachment theory, and development of it as a theoretical framework.

This compelling approach provides academics with a new way of thinking about employee behaviour while also acting as a guide for practitioners and managers.

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About the Author

Chia-Huei Wu is Professor in Organizational Psychology at the University of Leeds in the UK. His research in organisational behaviour focuses on proactive behaviour, personality development, work design and employees' subjective well-being.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529200571
• ISBN 13: 9781529200577
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 142