Future Time Perspective As A Temporal Anchor: Applications To Organizations

Abstract

Future time perspective was introduced as a cognitive dynamic orientation.  We propose a model explaining its relationship with personality and organizational behavior, explain results of empirical tests, and identify uses.   There has been a great deal of confusion regarding the meaning and measures of Future Time Perspective.  Despite being treated as a stable trait for many years, it is reemerging as a temporal anchor that affects human behavior.