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  • Organizational Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Workplace precrastination, rushing tasks to finish early, is common but lacks a valid measurement tool.
  • Existing research highlights its prevalence in daily work activities like email management and task completion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a psychometrically sound scale for measuring workplace precrastination.
  • To define workplace precrastination and its three dimensions: immediate start, rapid progress, and early completion.
  • To differentiate workplace precrastination from procrastination and assess its unique contribution to organizational outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • A multi-wave data collection approach was used across three distinct samples.
  • Scale development involved rigorous testing of construct validity.
  • Empirical analyses were conducted to distinguish precrastination from procrastination.

Main Results:

  • A reliable and valid scale for measuring workplace precrastination was successfully developed.
  • Workplace precrastination was empirically demonstrated to be distinct from procrastination.
  • The developed scale showed that workplace precrastination uniquely predicts relevant organizational behaviors and attitudes.

Conclusions:

  • The new scale provides a robust tool for assessing workplace precrastination in organizational settings.
  • Understanding workplace precrastination is crucial as it differs from procrastination and impacts employee behaviors.
  • Further research can utilize this scale to explore the implications of precrastination in the workplace.