Proactivity, job characteristics, and engagement: a longitudinal study

Dikkers, Josje; Jansen, Paul; Lange, A.H. de; Vinkenburg, C.J.; Kooij, Dorien

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“…As regards the moderating effect of proactive personality, and contrary to Hobfoll (2001), we did not find that teachers with a proactive personality make better use of developmental opportunities. Since proactive personality has a strong and direct association with engagement and employability (see also Dikkers et al, 2010), it seems that proactive teachers are able to increase their engagement and employability irrespective of the development opportunities they are given. Future research should try to explain why or how proactive teachers increase their engagement and employabilityfor example through job crafting behaviors (Wrzesniewski and Dutton, 2001).…”

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Tailoring professional development for teachers in primary education

Heijden

Vuuren²,

Kooij

et al. 2015

Journal of Managerial Psychology

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Tailoring professional development for teachers in primary education: The role of age and proactive personality Béatrice I.J.M. Van der Heijden Tinka C. V. Van Vuuren Dorien T.A.M. Kooij Annet H. de Lange Article information: To cite this document: Béatrice I.J.M. Van der Heijden Tinka C. V. Van Vuuren Dorien T.If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The aim of this survey study among N ¼ 180 Dutch teachers was to examine the moderating role of calendar age and proactive personality in the relationships between developmental opportunities, on the one hand, and work engagement and self-perceived employability, on the other. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach -Hierarchical regression analyses have been used, illustrated by means of quotesgathered through open questions in the surveyto support the quantitative findings. Findings -A significant interaction effect between calendar age and developmental opportunities in relation to self-perceived employability, but not to work engagement, has been found, revealing stronger positive effects for developmental opportunities among older workers than among younger ones.Research limitations/implications -The present study provides a starting-point for further research on professional development in other occupational settings. Practical implications -The use of age-conscious developmental opportunities is a powerful tool in encouraging life-long learning. Social implications -Improvement in teachers' engagement and employability will enhance their performance, will consequently lead to better pupil performance, and will contribute to the wider status of the profession, meaning that more young talented people will seriously consider working in the field and thereby helping to address the urgent need for more teaching staff.Originality/value -This study increases the knowledge of professional development among teachers and examines to what extent age and proactivity play a role in this regard. The results of the empirical work challenge dominant views on age-related declines and losses, and invite the authors to continue scholarly work in this field focussing upon long-term intra-individual development.

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Tailoring professional development for teachers in primary education

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Kooij

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“…There is considerable evidence regarding the positive effect of self-efficacy and proactive behaviour on psychological well-being and performance (Bandura, 1999(Bandura, , 2001Bateman & Crant, 1999;Crant, 1995;Dikkers, Jansen, de Lange, Vinkenburg, & Kooij, 2010;Frese & Fay, 2001;Harter, 2000). Proactive people scan for opportunities, show initiative, take action, and persevere until they have achieved what they intend, bringing about change (Bateman & Crant, 1993).…”

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The role of personal resources in explaining well-being and performance: A study among young veterinary professionals

Mastenbroek

Jaarsma

Scherpbier

et al. 2012

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

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This study examines the role of three personal resources (i.e., proactive behaviour, reflective behaviour, and selfefficacy) in the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model in order to predict self and other ratings of performance. The sample consisted of 860 Dutch veterinary professionals and 170 colleagues. We hypothesized and found that work engagement mediates the relationship between job as well as personal resources and extrarole performance and the relationship between job resources and work engagement. Although hypothesized, we found no support for the mediating role of exhaustion in the relationship between job demands as well as personal resources and inrole performance. Moreover personal resources were directly related to in-and extrarole performance. In conclusion, the study expands the JD-R model by integrating personal resources at a behavioural level and performance measures in the model, and shows that personal resources have a mediating and initiating role in explaining work engagement and performance in young veterinary professionals.

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“…Dickers, Jansen, de Lange, Vinkenburg and Kooij (2010) found that an entrepreneurial personality is associated with increased engagement and thereby better performance. McKenna (1996) concluded that entrepreneurs can sometimes negatively affect performance of a firm through the "dark side" of their personality.…”

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Relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance in large organizations over time

Gupta

2014

J Int Entrep

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The goal of this research paper is to study the possible interactions between operations strategy and entrepreneurial traits, performance and job satisfaction. This empirical paper used a non-experimental design to test a proposed model based on a review of relevant literature. The study was conducted with 1200 SMEs in the Lynchburg City region using an administered survey instrument. The results of this study indicate that entrepreneurial personality has statistically significant relationship with Performance and Operations Strategy. The relationship between entrepreneurial personality and Job Satisfaction was not statistically significant. Operations strategy has statistically significant moderating role in the relationship between entrepreneurial personality and performance. The research framework offers a different way forward for both practitioners and academicians in thinking about the factors which may be critical for the success of SMEs.

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Proactivity, job characteristics, and engagement: a longitudinal study

Cited by 75 publications

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Tailoring professional development for teachers in primary education

Tailoring professional development for teachers in primary education

The role of personal resources in explaining well-being and performance: A study among young veterinary professionals

Relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance in large organizations over time

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