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Dear OB members,

We are happy to announce our PDW on "The Future of Proactivity in Organizations", which will take place on Saturday, August 6 from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM (in room 207B) at the Anaheim Convention Center!

This PDW is based on our forthcoming edited book on "Proactivity at Work: Making Things Happen in Organizations" in the Routledge Organization and Management Series.

You can now also pre-order our book: https://www.routledge.com/Proactivity-at-Work-Making-Things-Happen-in-Organizations/Parker-Bindl/p/book/9781848725645 .

In Part 1 of our PDW, we will have three exciting panels in which proactivity scholars, who also contribute to our book, will discuss the state of the art as well as the future of different topics in proactivity research.

Panel 1: Forms of Proactivity

• Issue Selling – Sue Ashford (U of Michigan)
  
• Feedback Seeking – Katleen de Stobbeleir (Vlerick U)
  
• Job Crafting –Amy Wrzesniewski (Yale U)
  
• Career Proactivity – Sabine Sonnentag (U of Mannheim)
  
• Personal Initiative – Michael Frese (NUS)
  

Panel 2: Individual Dynamics in Proactivity

• Pursuing Proactive Goals – Tom Bateman (U of Virginia)
  
• Proactive Personality – Mike Crant (U of Notre Dame)
  
• Individual Differences – Wen-Dong Li (Kansas State U)
  
• Identity and Proactivity – Karoline Strauss (ESSEC)
  
• Well-being and Proactivity – Uta Bindl (LSE)

Panel 3: Work & Organizational Environment of Proactivity

• Work Design and Proactivity – Sharon Parker (UWA)
  
• Leading for Proactivity – Deanne den Hartog (U of Amsterdam)
  
• Teams and Proactivity – Brad Kirkman (North Carolina State U)
  
• The Dark Side of Proactivity – Mark Bolino (U of Oklahoma)
  
• Outcomes of Employee Voice – Linn Van Dyne (Michigan State U)
  

In Part 2 of our PDW, our panelists will join participants on round tables, with the goal to spark connections between scholars with common interests and to inspire dialogue on future proactivity research.

No pre-registration required!

We're looking forward to seeing you in Anaheim!

Uta Bindl and Sharon Parker 
- Organizers -