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A constructively critical review of change and innovation-related concepts: towards conceptual and operational clarity
Potocnik, K. Anderson, Neil
Potocnik, K.
Anderson, Neil
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2016
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© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2016.1176022
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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.
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Potocnik K and Anderson N (2016) A constructively critical review of change and innovation-related concepts: towards conceptual and operational clarity. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 24(4): 481-494.
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