2057: Unlocking Potential: Personal Growth at Work Explored (13654)

Organizer(s)

• MG

  Manjari Ganti

  U. of Michigan, Ross School of Business, United States

Participant(s)

• RV

  Renske Erin Van Geffen

  Amsterdam U. of Applied Sciences

Discussant(s)

• GS

  Gretchen Marie Spreitzer

  U. of Michigan, United States

Organizer(s)

• SA

  Susan Ashford

  U. of Michigan, United States
• GC

  Grace Cormier

  Harvard Business School, United States

Presenter(s)

• AC

  Amy Colbert

  U. of Iowa, United States

Participant(s)

• EJ

  Erin Johnson

  U. of Iowa, United States

Presenter(s)

• EL

  Eva Hsin-Lian Lin

  London Business School, United Kingdom

Participant(s)

• AR

  Aneeta Rattan

  London Business School, United Kingdom

Presenter(s)

• AC

  Alina Czech

  Vlerick Business School

Participant(s)

• KD

  Katleen De Stobbeleir

  Vlerick Business School, Belgium

Supporting employee growth is increasingly critical for organizations in the new world of work. Employees who experience growth are not only less likely to leave, but are also more likely to perform at their best (DeCarbo, 2023). Yet, a fragmented literature on growth at work limits our understanding of how employee growth is achieved and its impact on employees and organizations. This symposium brings together outstanding junior and senior academics who will present novel research insights on employee growth. Specifically, the set of papers included in the symposium explore how employees achieve growth from a number of perspectives, considering the mindsets, behaviors, and sensemaking that positively contribute to growth. Moreover, these papers, and the planned discussion, explore how each of these perspectives may learn and contribute to each other to form a more coherent perspective on growth and how it is achieved in organizations.

Presentations:

• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2057: Grappling with Growth: A Review & Integrative Theoretical Framework of Personal Growth (13654)
  

  Author: Manjari Ganti – U. of Michigan, Ross School of Business

  Author: Susan J. Ashford – U. of Michigan

  Author: Grace Cormier – Harvard Business School
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2057: Identity Revision and Personal Growth in the Face of Uncertainty (13654)
  

  Author: Amy E. Colbert – U. of Iowa

  Author: Erin Johnson – U. of Iowa
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2057: Mindset Culture vs. Individual Beliefs: Growth Mindset Culture Uniquely Shapes Employee Experience (13654)
  

  Author: Eva Hsin-Lian Lin – London Business School

  Author: Aneeta Rattan – London Business School
• 11:30 – 13:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

  2057: Same Behavior, Different Consequence: The Role of Employee Voice and Feedback Seeking on Performance (13654)
  

  Author: Alina Czech – Vlerick Business School

  Author: Katleen De Stobbeleir – Vlerick Business School

  Author: Renske Erin Van Geffen – Amsterdam U. of Applied Sciences