A regulatory focus theory perspective on the dynamics between action and power

• Main Authors: FATIMAH, Shereen, LEE, Hun Whee, FERRIS, Lance D.., YOUNG, Henry R.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: Voice behaviors; Power; Regulatory focus theory; Promotion-oriented actions; Organizational Behavior and Theory; Organization Development
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7495
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Building on the strong consensus that the experience of power motivates individuals to take action, prior research postulates a positively reinforcing cycle wherein taking action leads to power, which in turn leads to subsequent actions. Applying regulatory focus theory, we differentiate between pro...