Perceived prosocial impact, perceived situational constraints, and proactive work behavior: Looking at two distinct affective pathways

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 806-824

  Sonnentag, Sabine ^a   Starzyk, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affect; Diary study; Perceived prosocial impact; Proactive behavior; Situational constraints

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938969820     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.2005     Document Type: Article

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