Conducta proactiva en situaciones de incertidumbre cultural y situacional

• Autores: Daniel Pinazo Calatayud
• Localización: Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones = Journal of work and organizational psychology, ISSN 1576-5962, Vol. 22, Nº 2, 2006, págs. 133-150
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Proactive behavior during cultural and situational uncertainty
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  • español

    Este trabajo explora la tesis de que los trabajadores se implican en conductas proactivas en contextos de baja incertidumbre, tanto situacional como cultural. Utilizando el método de encuesta, recogimos una muestra de 200 trabajadores y 251 incidentes críticos. Se han realizado análisis de comparación de medias, factoriales y de regresión. Los resultados indican que la búsqueda proactiva de información general es más frecuente con baja incertidumbre cultural, mientras que la búsqueda proactiva de feedback y la negociación de cambios en el puesto, son más frecuentes con alta incertidumbre situacional. Se discuten las implicaciones de los resultados en la gestión de la incertidumbre y la proactividad.

  • English

    This paper reviews the thesis that employees engage in proactive activities when they work in settings of low situational and cultural uncertainty. A sample of 200 employees were administered a survey and also 251 critical incidents were collected. Mean differences, factor and regression analysis showed that on the one hand proactive general information seeking strategies develop more frequently in settings of low cultural uncertainty.

    On the other hand, proactive feedback and negotiations of job changes are more likely in settings of high situational uncertainty. Implications are discussed in terms of uncertainty and proactivity.

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