THE RELATIONSHIP OF PROACTIVE PERSONALITY WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR: INTERVENING ROLE OF THRIVING AT WORK

Muhammad Aamir Nadeem; Abdul Khaliq Alvi; Khalil Ur Rehman

Muhammad Aamir Nadeem School of Management, Department of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA
Abdul Khaliq Alvi Department of Management Sciences, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
Khalil Ur Rehman Department of Business Administration, Lahore Leads University, Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords: Thriving at work, Proactive Personality, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Textile Sector

Abstract

Current research is designed to check the mediating effect of thriving at work for the relationship of proactive personality with OCB. In this regard current research proposes three hypotheses of direct relationships and one mediating relationship. Data was collected from 310 employees of textile sector from city Lahore, Pakistan. Result indicates that all three hypotheses are accepted. Moreover, thriving at work is partially mediating the relation of proactive personality with OCB. In future, these types of studies may also conduct on other sectors like the banking sector; the telecom sector and education sector for validate the results. It is also worthwhile to collect the data from employees of other sectors. For managerial point of view this research provides practical implication for managers as by promoting the concept of thriving at work at work will improve the better involvement of their employees in their work. To promote the better concept of thriving at work in the employees will enhance the level of organizational citizenship behavior of their employees