
How Can Firms Nurture Proactive Employees? A CoBS Research Pod.
Employees who take a proactive approach at work – who speak up with suggestions, try to bring about improvements, and take initiative – generally perform better, are more satisfied with their job, and progress more quickly in their career. For organizations, proactive employees who anticipate changes and who are willing to contribute to innovation are seen as a competitive advantage.
So how can companies and organisations nurture proactive employees and develop an effective training policy and culture to make it happen?
Professor Karoline Strauss, ESSEC Business School, draws on her research with Professor Sharon K. Parker of the University of Western Australia to explore the why, what and how of developing a proactive workforce.
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How can firms nurture proactive employees? The latest in an ongoing series of Council on Business & Society Research Pods – condensed learning capsules inspired from internationally published research in the fields of CSR, management & leadership, HR, sustainable finance & reporting, social enterprise, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and sustainable business practices.
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