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future work self: a standalone construct

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Organizational behavior

a person's hoped-for image of themselves at work in the future, whose salience motivates proactive career behavior.

In organizational behavior, future work self refers to a person's hoped-for image of themselves at work in the future, whose salience motivates proactive career behavior. This meaning comes from Strauss (2012) in Journal of Applied Psychology.[1]

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References

Strauss, K., Griffin, M. A., & Parker, S. K. (2012). Future work selves: How salient hoped-for identities motivate proactive career behaviors. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97(3), 580-598. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026423

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