For Better or for Worse? the Impact of Proactivity on Well-Being

Studies relating proactivity to well-being consequences remain scarce. This symposium brings together a series of papers that aim to address this gap and explore the consequences of proactivity for well-being outcomes. The four papers investigate how proactive behavior impacts individuals’ well-being, focusing on both hedonic (e.g., exhaustion) and eudaimonic (e.g., meaningfulness) forms of well-being. The papers highlight that the effects of proactivity on well-being are complex: they depend on individual behavior as well as on contextual factors, and on the time frame. While proactivity may deplete attentional resources on the same day, it may also promote the daily experience of meaningfulness, and build personal capabilities. Unfavorable Managerial Responses to Employee Voice: How Employees React Matters for Their Well-Being Presenter: Anita Starzyk; NEOMA Business School Presenter: Michael Bashshur; Singapore Management U. Presenter: Ronald Bledow; Singapore Management U. Proactive Work Behavior and Meaningfulness of Work in Germany and France Presenter: Christopher Schwake; U. of Potsdam Presenter: Doris Fay; U. of Potsdam Presenter: Tina Urbach; U. of Potsdam Investigating the Role of Entrepreneurial Proactivity for Living a Good Life Presenter: Harry G. Barkema; London School of Economics Presenter: Uta K. Bindl; London School of Economics and Political Science Presenter: Lamees Tanveer; London School of Economics and Political Science Proactive but Forgetful? The Impact of Daily Individual Proactive Behavior on Working Memory Presenter: Mouna El Mansouri; ESSEC Business School Presenter: Karoline Strauss; ESSEC Business School Presenter: Doris Fay; U. of Potsdam Presenter: Julia Smith; ESSEC Business School