Title: Managing job content plateau through proactive personality: a conceptual framework

Authors: Biswa Prakash Jena; Archana Choudhary; Manas Kumar Pal

Addresses: Alliance School of Business, Alliance University, Benagluru, India ' Birla School of Management, Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, Pin 751029, India ' Birla School of Management, Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, Pin 751029, India

Abstract: The job content plateau (JCP) is a condition in which employees perceive their occupations as ordinary in nature which has been associated with an employee's turnover intention as well as organisation's dysfunctional outcomes. Considering the intervening factors like job crafting (JCF), proactive personality (PP) and developmental idiosyncratic deals (DID) between JCP and career commitment (CC) a conceptual framework has been developed and empirically validated. In this research work, survey data were collected from executives across various industries based on the position level, total years of experience, and education level. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM) has been carried out to check the effectiveness of the proposed model and test hypothesis proposition. The results of the study revealed that JCF and DID have a mediating role between JCP and CC, which facilitate proactive executives to lead their CC and reduce the negative consequences of JCP.

Keywords: job content plateau; JCP; proactive personality; developmental idiosyncratic deals; DID; job crafting; JCF; career commitment.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2025.146038

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2025 Vol.37 No.1, pp.19 - 41

Received: 24 Feb 2022
Accepted: 28 May 2022
Published online: 02 May 2025 *

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