Proactive Motivation

Proactive Motivation is a motivational construct within employee motivation theory that denotes the self-initiated, future-oriented drive to anticipate work challenges, take personal initiative, and effect meaningful change in the work environment, distinguishing it from reactive forms of motivation by its emphasis on autonomy, goal formation, and persistent goal pursuit.

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17.7K

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434

Authors

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Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

96

Authors

434

  1. SK
    Sharon K. Parker

    Curtin University, Australia

    14 publications · 5.6K citations

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  2. KS
    Karoline Strauss

    École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales, France

    6 publications · 3K citations

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  3. AB
    Arnold B. Bakker

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 1.9K citations

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  4. KH
    Kim Hester

    Arkansas State University, United States

    3 publications · 790 citations

    3

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  5. HD
    Helena D. Cooper–Thomas

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    3 publications · 208 citations

    3

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Venues

  1. Journal of Applied Psychology

    9 publications · 3.3K citations

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  2. Applied Psychology

    5 publications · 466 citations

    5

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  5. Journal of Vocational Behavior

    4 publications · 629 citations

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