Proaktif İş Davranışları: Kavramsal Çerçevesi ve Etkili Yönetim Açısından Değerlendirilmesi

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 1, 29 - 38, 30.06.2024

Ahmet Avcı , Halit Keskin

Öz

Günümüzün kaçınılmaz gerekliliklerinin başında, öğrenen organizasyon yapısı ve çevik şirket modelleri gelmektedir. Aynı şekilde çalışanlar da bu yapı ve doğrultuda kendilerini geliştirmek zorundadır. Günümüzde artık, kurumların çalışanlardan beklentisi; verilen iş ve görevlerin tanımlandığı şekilde ve zamanında yapan pasif çalışanlardan çok öte değişim ve gelişimi özümsemiş ve buna göre kendisini yapılandırmış ve geliştirmiş aktif çalışan profilidir. Proaktif iş davranışları, şirketlerin daha esnek, yenilikçi ve verimli olmasına yardımcı olurken, çalışan memnuniyeti ve bağlılığını da artırır. Bu nedenle, etkili yönetim için proaktif iş davranışlarının teşvik edilmesi ve desteklenmesi büyük önem taşır. Kurumların değişen çevresel şartlara uyum sağlayabilmesi, artan rekabet ortamında ayakta kalabilmesi, inovasyon odaklı öğrenen örgüt özelliklerine sahip olması, iç ve dış müşteri memnuniyetinin sağlanması, öngörülü ve girişimci bir yapı ve sisteme sahip olarak yönetsel faaliyetlerini sergileyebilmesi adına gerekli esnekliği gösterebilmesinde, proaktif iş davranışları kritik rol ve öneme sahiptir. Bu tespitlerden hareketle bu makalenin amacı; proaktif iş davranışlarının kavramsal çerçevesini sunmak; yapısı, öncülleri ve çıktıları hakkında bilgi vermek, etkili yönetim açısından değerlendirmesini yapmak ve kurumsal başarı açısından önerilerde bulunmaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Proaktif İş Davranışları, Proaktif Kişilik, Bireysel İnisiyatif, Etkili Yönetim, Kurumsal Başarı

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