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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Published in:	Acta Psychologica
Main Authors:	Shipan Yang, Cheng Quan, Zijun Cai
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-11-01
Subjects:	Psychological entitlement Proactive work behavior Need for uniqueness Emotional exhaustion Role-breadth self-efficacy
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691824004876