Analytic Review of the Antecedents and Outcomes of Feedback-Seeking Behavior

This study provides meta-analytic estimates of the antecedents and consequences of feedback-seeking behavior (FSB). Clear support was found for the guiding cost/benefit framework in the feedback-seeking domain. Organizational tenure, job tenure, and age were negatively related to FSB. Learning and performance goal orientation, external feedback propensity, frequent posi-tive feedback, high self-esteem, a transformational leadership style, and a high-quality relation-ship were positively associated with FSB. Challenging some of the dominant views in the feedback-seeking domain, the relationship between uncertainty and FSB was negative and the relationship between FSB and performance was small. Finally, inquiry and monitoring are not interchangeable feedback-seeking tactics. So FSB is best represented as an aggregate model instead of a latent model. In the discussion, gaps in the current FSB knowledge are identified and a research agenda for the future is put forward. Future research may benefit from (a) a 484521JOMXXX10.1177/0149206313484521JOuRNAL OF MANAgeMeNT / MONTHAnseel et al. / Feedback-Seeking Behavior 2013 Acknowledgments: We would like to thank Paul E. Levy for his valuable comments on a previous version of this article. Authors marked with an asterisk contributed equally; authorship was determined alphabetically. Winn