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Journal of Applied Psychology Vol. 90 No. 5 2005

Proactive Personality and Job Performance: A Social Capital Perspective.

Jeffery A. Thompson

Brigham Young University

Abstract

This study of 126 employee-supervisor dyads examined a mediated model of the relationship between proactive personality and job performance. The model, informed by the social capital perspective, suggests that proactive employees reap performance benefits by means of developing social networks that provide them the resources and latitude to pursue high-level initiatives. Structural equation modeling suggested that the relationship between proactive personality and job performance is mediated by network building and initiative taking on the part of the employee.

DOI
10.1037/0021-9010.90.5.1011
Volume
90
Issue
5
Pages
1011-1017
Language
en
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