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Purpose - The purpose of this study is to study the mediation role of proactive personality in the impact of social courage on the prosocial sounding behavior at work. Method - The research was carried out with 221 employees of 3 shopping centers operating in the province of Bursa in Turkey. The research data was collected on the basis of the survey method and the essence of volunteering. In the analysis of the research data, statistical package programs were used. The data obtained in the study was evaluated by explanatory and verifying factor analysis, correlation analysis, hyparastic regression analysis. The research was carried out using an explanatory correlational design based on the relative scan model. The scale of social courage, prosocial sounding and proactive personality in the workplace has been studied in one dimension. The study found that social courage in the workplace has a positive and meaningful impact on the proactive personality characteristics of workers (β= ,343 p<0.001) and the levels of exposure of prosocial sounding behavior (β= ,399 p<0.001) in a positive direction. However, the proactive personality characteristic has been determined to have a positive and meaningful impact on the employer’s prosocial sounding behavior (β= ,468 p<0.001) in a positive direction. It has also been shown that in the impact of social courage on the prosocial sounding behavior at the level of proactive personality (β= ,256 p<0.001) has a partial mediation role. Discussions - The study focused on the fact that employers may be courageously behaving with risk in order to contribute to the organization in their work life or in accordance with their individual goals. Employees with social courage in the workplace are expected to show prosocial sounding behaviors with the help of proactive personality characteristics.

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