Goal Orientation and Work Role Performance: Predicting Adaptive and Proactive Work Role Performance Through Self-Leadership Strategies

This article explores the relationship between goal orientation, self-leadership dimensions, and adaptive and proactive work role performances. The authors hypothesize that learning orientation, in contrast to performance orientation, positively predicts proactive and adaptive work role performances...

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Published in:The journal of psychology 2012-11, Vol.146 (6), p.559-577
Main Authors: Marques-Quinteiro, Pedro, Curral, Luís Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
adaptive work role performance
Adult
Aspirations (Psychology)
Behavioural economics
Culture
Female
goal orientation
Goals
Humans
Hypothesis
Internal-External Control
Job Description
Job performance
Job Satisfaction
Leadership
Learning
Male
Mediation
Motivation
Objectives
Occupational psychology
Organizational Innovation
proactive work role performance
Rewards
Role
Roles
self-leadership
Social psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thought patterns
Work roles
Workers' participation
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Summary:This article explores the relationship between goal orientation, self-leadership dimensions, and adaptive and proactive work role performances. The authors hypothesize that learning orientation, in contrast to performance orientation, positively predicts proactive and adaptive work role performances and that this relationship is mediated by self-leadership behavior-focused strategies. It is posited that self-leadership natural reward strategies and thought pattern strategies are expected to moderate this relationship. Workers (N = 108) from a software company participated in this study. As expected, learning orientation did predict adaptive and proactive work role performance. Moreover, in the relationship between learning orientation and proactive work role performance through self-leadership behavior-focused strategies, a moderated mediation effect was found for self-leadership natural reward and thought pattern strategies. In the end, the authors discuss the results and implications are discussed and future research directions are proposed.
ISSN:0022-3980
1940-1019
DOI:10.1080/00223980.2012.656157