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Title: | A constructively critical review of change and innovation-related concepts: Towards conceptual and operational clarity |
Authors: | Potocnik, K Anderson, NR |
Keywords: | Innovation;Creativity;Proactivity;Extra-role behaviour;Conceptual clarity |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Citation: | European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 25(4): pp. 481-494, (2016) |
Abstract: | The aim of this paper is to examine and clarify the nomological network of change and innovation (CI)-related constructs. A literature review in this field revealed a number of interrelated constructs that have emerged over the last decades. We examine several such constructs—innovation, creativity, proactive behaviours, job crafting, voice, taking charge, personal initiative, submitting suggestions, and extra-role behaviours. Our conceptual analysis suggests each one of these constructs represents a specific component of CI-related behaviours. However, we also found that on occasion these concepts have been dysfunctionally operationalized with evidence of three dysfunctional effects: (a) construct confusion, (b) construct drift, and (c) construct contamination. Challenges for future research to enhance conceptual and operational clarity are discussed. |
URI: | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1359432X.2016.1176022 http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/12584 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2016.1176022 |
ISSN: | 1464-0643 |
Appears in Collections: | Brunel Business School Research Papers |
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