Despite the considerable focus on job characteristics and individual differences in job
crafting research, the influence of social factors on job crafting has not been well …

Across all fields of management research, uncertainty is largely considered an aversive
state that people and organizations cope with unwillingly and generally aim to avoid …

This paper explores the role of neoliberal ideology in workplace practices and in work and
organizational psychology (WOP) research. It analyses how neoliberal ideology manifests in …

This study uses proactive work behavior and job demands–resources (JD-R) theories to
propose that employees can use two proactive behavioral strategies to improve the internal …

This study uses proactivity and play theories to investigate playful work design–the personal
initiative to change the psychological experience of work by redesigning work activities to be …

Proactive behavior (self‐initiated and future‐oriented actions to bring about change) has
largely positive consequences for organizationally oriented outcomes such as job …

Proactivity at work is generally assumed to be preceded by positive motivational states with
positive outcomes for employees. However, recent perspectives suggest downsides to …

Career adaptability as a resource and adaptation as a process are essential concepts in
career research and counseling, inspired by and building on a long tradition in vocational …

We study employee taking charge behavior in a team context and investigate how it
influences social consequences in work teams. Drawing on the person perception …

Taking charge is an important form of proactive behavior that sustains organizational
survival and success. Despite considerable research on how to encourage employees to …