Structural education reforms may pose a threat to teachers’ employment, leading to anxiety about the future of their jobs. This study examined the antecedents of job insecurity among Polish teachers ( N = 860) who had been subjected to rapid and major structural education reform in 2017. While previous studies have focused on self-efficacy as a buffer against the negative consequences of job insecurity, here the authors hypothesize that a higher change-related self-efficacy is linked to lower job insecurity via stress appraisal. The results show that self-efficacy is more strongly linked to lower hindrance appraisal than to higher challenge appraisal. Strengthening change-related self-efficacy as a personal resource and attenuating perceptions of change as a hindrance are vital steps in minimizing job insecurity and its effects.

An organization’s efforts to treat its employees fairly lead to a number of positive consequences, among which is the constructive voice of the employees. This is a proactive behavior. It strengthens the organization’s ability to correct and prevent financially and socially costly mistakes. A lack of fair treatment can lead to the belief that speaking out is risky. Two aspects of voice in the organization— behaviors and beliefs—are the subject of the study presented in the article. The basic assumption is that they are predicted by the different kinds of organizational justice. A total of 333 employees from various organizations participated in the study. Study results confirmed the hypothesis that there is a correlation between organizational justice and both aspects of voice in the organization. Informational and interpersonal justice foster constructive voice behaviors, while procedural and interpersonal justice reduce the belief that speaking up is risky.

Przekształcanie pracy to zjawisko samodzielnego dopasowania pracy do własnych potrzeb i preferencji, które wynika z oddolnej inicjatywy pracowników. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie interwencji przekształcania pracy w oparciu o procedurę Michigan Job Crafting Exercise, założenia modelu zasoby-wymagania pracy Bakkera i Demerouti oraz badania własne przeprowadzone w polskich organizacjach. W artykule przedstawiamy zastosowane metody pracy oraz czynniki wpływające na skuteczność interwencji.

Objective Advancing social purpose in organizations is usually studied from the macro perspective, i.e., how it benefits organizational business goals or society more broadly. In this paper, we focus on social purpose from the perspective of the employee and propose that advancing social purpose in an organization allows individuals to fulfil an important human need for the meaning of work (MW). This study’s objective was to assess whether a volunteering Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program in a manufacturing company allows employees to fulfil their basic psychological needs for relatedness, competence, and autonomy. The data was collected through in-depth interviews with 15 employees and an analysis of artifacts. Results In the analysis, three main themes describing different aspects of voluntary work at the company were identified. We found that across all groups of interviewed employees the voluntary activities served the needs of (1) relatedness, (2) competence, and (3) autonomy. We conclude that CSR programs have the most positive impact on MW when they allow employees to engage in prosocial actions and satisfy those needs.