The Benefits of Individual Proactive and Adaptive Performance: An Organizational Learning Perspective

Author

Mindy Shoss
Clair Reynolds Kueny, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Dustin K. Jundt

Abstract

Public sector organizations (e.g., government, hospitals, schools) are tasked with both (1) innovating change and (2) responding to environmental, economic, political, and social change. For employees, this translates to demands for proactive and adaptive performance. This chapter provides an overview of individual proactive and adaptive performance, and leverages macro-level organizational learning theory to examine how and when both types of performance can be beneficial for organizational learning and strategic renewal. The analysis further highlights various strategies that organizations can use to promote and develop proactive and adaptive performance among employees. Finally, the chapter considers the unique demands of public sector organizations and the implications of these demands for proactive and adaptive performance.

Recommended Citation

Shoss, M., Reynolds Kueny, C., & Jundt, D. K. (2020). The Benefits of Individual Proactive and Adaptive Performance: An Organizational Learning Perspective. Handbook of Research on Stress and Well-Being in the Public Sector, pp. 200-215. Edward Elgar Publishing.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788970358.00023

Department(s)

Psychological Science

Comments

Chapter 14

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-178897034-1

Document Type

Book - Chapter

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2020 The Editors and Contributors Severally, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

04 Mar 2020