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- Kitap BölümüYalnız künye2025Conclusion
Özsungur, Fahri; Bekar, Fevziye
This edited book offers a comprehensive examination of proactive behavior (PBs) in organizational contexts, emphasizing its critical role in addressing the complexities of modern work environments. Bridging psychological, sociological, and managerial perspectives, the book explores how emotions, leadership styles, and identity factors influence proactive engagement. It critically assesses both the benefits and risks of proactivity, including its impact on mental health, conflict resolution, and innovation. Special attention is given to marginalized groups—such as women, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ individuals—highlighting the systemic challenges they face and the need for inclusive, equity-driven approaches to fostering proactive behavior. The book also connects proactive practices to broader societal concerns, including sustainability and ethical governance. By integrating diverse viewpoints and highlighting underexplored dimensions, this book advances the understanding of proactive behavior as a transformative force within and beyond organizational life.
- Kitap BölümüYalnız künye2025Introduction
Özsungur, Fahri; Bekar, Fevziye
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of proactive behavior (PBs) as a pivotal element in modern organizational and individual success. Defined as self-initiated, future-focused action aimed at improvement and change, proactive behavior is examined across a variety of critical domains. The chapters address the influence of empowerment and emotional intelligence, the intersection of mental and occupational health, and the necessity of inclusive strategies for disadvantaged groups, including women and LGBTQ+ individuals. The text also explores the role of leadership, conflict management, and the potential dark sides of proactivity such as burnout and ethical blind spots. Further chapters delve into proactive strategies in non-profit sectors and sustainability efforts, linking behavioral initiatives with environmental responsibility. The final chapter presents emerging methodologies for cultivating proactive behaviors in evolving workplace contexts. Through these interconnected themes, the book offers practical insights and theoretical advancements for fostering proactive cultures in organizations and society.
- KitapAçık Erişim2025Empowering Employee Proactive Behavior: Concepts and Perspectives from Organization and Society
Özsungur, Fahri; Bekar, Fevziye
Proactive employee behaviour refers to the attempt to improve existing conditions in the workplace or create new ones, as well as actions to change one’s work environment, interpersonal relationships and socialisation behaviour instead of passively adapting to it. This contributed volume explores the role of proactive behaviour in employer/employee relations and in the wider context of the organization and society. It includes a comprehensive section that aims to provide a broad and descriptive perspective on the concepts of proactive behaviour and the research landscape. It examines areas including mental health, emotional management, disadvantaged employees, gender and queer-based perspectives, changes and conflict, sustainability, and non-profit organizations. Although proactive behavior is a desired behavior in business life, individuals who exhibit proactive behavior in the workplace can experience difficulties. For this reason, blind spots and hurdles that surround proactive behavior are also explored in this book. Examined in the light of current events, trends and the latest research, this book is intended to be a comprehensive guide on the positive and negative organizational behavior issues associated with proactive behavior. It will be of great interest to academics and students, as well as managers and all those with a wider interest in organizational behaviour.
- Kitap BölümüYalnız künye2025Sustainable Development, Ecological Footprint, Carbon Footprint, Biomimicry, Permaculture, and Proactive Behavior
Şenel Tekin, Perihan; Bekar, Fevziye
The aim of this book chapter is to lay the concepts of sustainable development, ecological footprint, carbon footprint, permaculture and biomimicry, which are thought to complement one another and serve almost the same purpose, on the basis of proactive behaviors. Sustainable development means balancing ecological, social, and economic dimensions and meeting the needs of the present without consuming the resources of future generations. The ecological footprint is an indicator of sustainable development and involves calculations relevant to the world’s energy consumption, capacity and overall biomass efficiency. A carbon footprint is a type of ecological footprint, while biomimicry involves the emulation of nature to create pathways for crafting innovative designs. The discipline of permaculture derives from permanent culture and agriculture and concerns about creating sustainable living spaces. In this regard, sustainability may be ensured with the inclusion of proactive mindsets as opposed to reactive perspectives to facilitate individual ownership of sustainability within social lifestyles and business environments.