Would entitled people be more proactive at work? Examining contrasting mechanisms based on the proactive motivation model
Previous research has largely regarded psychological entitlement as detrimental to organizational effectiveness. In contrast, this study presents a more nuanced view by exploring its relationship with proactive work behavior. Drawing on the proactive motivation model, we propose that psychological e...
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| description | Previous research has largely regarded psychological entitlement as detrimental to organizational effectiveness. In contrast, this study presents a more nuanced view by exploring its relationship with proactive work behavior. Drawing on the proactive motivation model, we propose that psychological entitlement influences proactive work behavior in both positive and negative ways, with need for uniqueness, role-breadth self-efficacy, and emotional exhaustion serving as mediators for the “reason to,” “can do,” and “energized to” states, respectively. Through a field study and an experiment, our results consistently showed that psychological entitlement had positive influences on proactive work behavior. Our study thus highlights that psychological entitlement should not be seen solely as problematic, sheds light on new mechanisms through which it influences work outcomes, and deepens our understanding of individual differences in proactive behavior at work. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2e735afad06a4e4b82fda33ee43bbcdc2024-12-14T06:28:24ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182024-11-01251104609Would entitled people be more proactive at work? Examining contrasting mechanisms based on the proactive motivation modelShipan Yang0Cheng Quan1Zijun Cai2School of Economics and Management, Northwest University; Research Institute on Economy and Development of Western China at Northwest University, PR ChinaSchool of Labor and Human Resources, Remin Unversity of China, PR ChinaBusiness School, Beijing Normal University, PR China; Corresponding author: Busiess School, Beijing Normal University, No.19, Xinjiekouwai St, Haidian District, Beijing, 100875, PR China.Previous research has largely regarded psychological entitlement as detrimental to organizational effectiveness. In contrast, this study presents a more nuanced view by exploring its relationship with proactive work behavior. Drawing on the proactive motivation model, we propose that psychological entitlement influences proactive work behavior in both positive and negative ways, with need for uniqueness, role-breadth self-efficacy, and emotional exhaustion serving as mediators for the “reason to,” “can do,” and “energized to” states, respectively. Through a field study and an experiment, our results consistently showed that psychological entitlement had positive influences on proactive work behavior. Our study thus highlights that psychological entitlement should not be seen solely as problematic, sheds light on new mechanisms through which it influences work outcomes, and deepens our understanding of individual differences in proactive behavior at work.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691824004876Psychological entitlementProactive work behaviorNeed for uniquenessEmotional exhaustionRole-breadth self-efficacy |
| spellingShingle | Shipan Yang Cheng Quan Zijun Cai Would entitled people be more proactive at work? Examining contrasting mechanisms based on the proactive motivation model Acta Psychologica Psychological entitlement Proactive work behavior Need for uniqueness Emotional exhaustion Role-breadth self-efficacy |
| title | Would entitled people be more proactive at work? Examining contrasting mechanisms based on the proactive motivation model |
| title_full | Would entitled people be more proactive at work? Examining contrasting mechanisms based on the proactive motivation model |
| title_fullStr | Would entitled people be more proactive at work? Examining contrasting mechanisms based on the proactive motivation model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Would entitled people be more proactive at work? Examining contrasting mechanisms based on the proactive motivation model |
| title_short | Would entitled people be more proactive at work? Examining contrasting mechanisms based on the proactive motivation model |
| title_sort | would entitled people be more proactive at work examining contrasting mechanisms based on the proactive motivation model |
| topic | Psychological entitlement Proactive work behavior Need for uniqueness Emotional exhaustion Role-breadth self-efficacy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691824004876 |
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