Advancing Understand ing of Proactive Strategic Behaviors in the Context of Organizational Change
Contemporary organizations are navigating accelera ted and multifaceted transformations shaped by global megatrends and internal systemic pressures, creating cascading demands that compel f irms to act proactively to survive and grow in volatile environments. Understanding these dynamics requires a micro-level perspective that captures the interpersonal processes between leaders and followers a cross hierarchical levels. Accordingly, this dissertation examines ho w individual differences and motives shape proactive strategic behavi ors in the context of organizational change. Overall, the findings su ggest that dispositionally proactive leaders and followers engage in proactive strategic behaviors through certain motives, and that this process is contingent on career-related perceptions and hierarchical position. These insights underscore that proactivity is not merely a stable disposition but a context-sensitive, motivational process that unfolds within organizational hierarchies.
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DESCRIPTION: Advancing Understanding of Proactive Strategic Behaviors in the Context of Organizational Change Contemporary organizations ar e navigating accelerated and multifaceted transformations shaped by g lobal megatrends and internal systemic pressures, creating cascading demands that compel firms to act proactively to survive and grow in v olatile environments. Understanding these dynamics requires a micro-l evel perspective that captures the interpersonal processes between le aders and followers across hierarchical levels. Accordingly, this dis sertation examines how individual differences and motives shape proac tive strategic behaviors in the context of organizational change. Ove rall, the findings suggest that dispositionally proactive leaders and followers engage in proactive strategic behaviors through certain mo tives, and that this process is contingent on career-related percepti ons and hierarchical position. These insights underscore that proacti vity is not merely a stable disposition but a context-sensitive, moti vational process that unfolds within organizational hierarchies.More information on the thesis END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR