Towards an integrated definition of job crafting

Cárdenas, Mar; Campos-Blázquez, Juan Ramón

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“…This partially stems from the changes that the COVID-19 pandemic introduced in the way of approaching the work, where the tasks defined in the job descriptions have had to be adjusted by the initiatives of each employee in order to respond to organizational needs. According to Cárdenas-Muñoz and Campos-Blázquez (2023, p. 49), job crafting is defined as “the proactive behaviour that makes the employee change their role, demands, resources, and their work, in order to develop their full potential, have a positive impact on their environment (individual, team, enterprise, and society), and adapt to any context (face-to-face, remote, hybrid and metaverse)”.…”

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Exploratory analysis on learning behaviours that favour job crafting

Cárdenas-Muñoz,

Rubio-Andrada,

Segovia-Pérez

2024

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PurposeThe purpose of this research is to determine key behaviours to be efficient in identifying and developing employees' talent. The article aims to address the relationship between learning agility and job crafting, the influence between them, and how this relationship is built to improve performance and adaptability. For this purpose, the research has analysed which behaviours obtain the highest scores in both scales (job crafting and learning agility), designing the tool which allows Human Resources (HR) professionals an efficient identification and development behaviours to get the versatile talent that companies and professionals of the future need.Design/methodology/approachUsing the questionnaire that has integrated the learning agility scale and the Spanish job crafting scale. Data were collected from a sample of business professionals in Spain. Factor analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis were used, using a classificatory variable with the 126 valid responses obtained.FindingsIn an ever-changing environment, continuous employee adaptation to his/her role within a company is a critical factor for its survival. However, there is a paucity of large-scale empirical research on which behaviours employees have to develop to increase their adaptative skills. Drawing on the outcome of extant literature, the authors identify learning agility as the construct that firms have to encourage in their employees to impact job crafting. The contribution of the paper is twofold: (1) the authors empirically explored the association and the effects of learning agility and its factor on the development of job crafting. Results demonstrated the association between the two constructs; further, higher scores in both learning agility and job crafting predict increased employability, and higher scores in job crafting are associated with higher scores in change agility; (2) this study provides a multidimensional instrument that provides HR departments with the key behaviours to recruit in order to develop talent to prepare employees to face future challenges, ensuring the right performance and sustainable impact in the environment.Research limitations/implicationsA limitation of this study is that it is done exclusively within Spanish companies, even though from different industries and with different characteristics. Therefore, future research is necessary and should be conducted in other countries in similar industries to explore the empirical findings from this study in additional contexts.Practical implicationsThis research has found a tool that might allow HR departments to measure what level of job crafting and learning agility their employees have and to identify what key behaviours they need to focus on in the recruitment or in their internal strategic HR action plan to overcome any future challenges in their organization.Social implicationsIn a scenario where artificial intelligence is modifying the professional landscape, generating uncertainty about which skills are best to develop, the results are a guide for enterprises as to where to focus plans for learning and training, as well as for business schools regarding the content provided in training programs.Originality/valueThe authors advance the literature by providing a theoretical base for understanding the relationship between job crafting and learning agility. This article offers some practical managerial recommendations that help the human resources department focus on behaviours that allow talent to be identified and recruited to ensure an effective organization.

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Exploratory analysis on learning behaviours that favour job crafting

Cárdenas-Muñoz,

Rubio-Andrada,

Segovia-Pérez

2024

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“…Perilaku kerajinan pekerjaan (job crafting, JC) merupakan suatu tipe perilaku diskresioner pegawai (Cárdenas & Campos-Blázquez, 2023). JC mencerminkan konsep bahwa secara mandiri individu membuat perubahan dalam berbagai aspek pekerjaan untuk memaksimalkan potensi mereka dan sesuai dengan preferensi pribadi (Noesgaard & Jørgensen, 2023).…”

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Perilaku Job Crafting Pegawai Dalam Meningkatkan Pelayanan Publik Di Kecamatan

Syamsul Alam,

La Ode Mustafa,

Gunawan

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The important role of employees in interactions between government and society in sub-districts attracts attention, especially regarding discretionary behavior such as job crafting which is considered to improve public services. The aim of this research is to determine the proportion of employees in the sub-district who are actively involved in job crafting behavior in improving public services, and to identify variations in the level of involvement among employees in the three dimensions of job crafting. This research used quantitative methods and involved all 39 employees from a sub-district government in Kendari City. Data was obtained through the use of a questionnaire with a Likert scale and distributed directly manually, and then analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis methods. The data analysis technique used was descriptive statistical analysis. The research results show that the majority of employees in this sub-district are active in job crafting, achieving around 75.9% ideal scores. However, variations in the level of involvement are seen among the dimensions of job crafting, namely seeking resources, seeking challenges, and reducing demands on the job. With a high standard deviation, it shows significant variation in the level of job crafting.

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Employee Job Crafting Behaviour and its Antecedents: A Study of Psychological Safety, Psychological Autonomy, and Task Competence

Nwanzu,

Babalola

2024

Employ Respons Rights J

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Proactive employee behaviour (e.g., job crafting) and aligning jobs with abilities, needs, and preferences have been accorded with the potential for several organisationally desirable outcomes. This study addresses two gaps in the existing literature: the lack of empirical research on the inherent predisposition of psychological safety (PS), psychological autonomy (PA), and task competence (TC) to JCB and the limited investigation of the underlying mechanisms in these relationships. This study uses job demands-resources theory to examine the influence of PS, PA, and TC on JCB and the moderating role of job crafting self-efficacy in these relationships. A statistical regression test (aided by Process Micro) was applied to the data. The study found that task competence and psychological autonomy significantly influenced job-crafting behaviour, while psychological safety did not. Job crafting self-efficacy moderated these effects, with psychological safety being more impactful when self-efficacy is low. This study contributes to understanding JCB’s antecedents and boundary conditions, and the job demand-job resource theoretical model is a valuable organisational factor needed to address this knowledge gap, thus providing insights for theory-building and practical interventions. As JCB and its proposed antecedents are malleable, this study highlights the potential resources to improve JCB in the workplace.

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Towards an integrated definition of job crafting

Cited by 6 publications

References 33 publications

Exploratory analysis on learning behaviours that favour job crafting

Exploratory analysis on learning behaviours that favour job crafting

Perilaku Job Crafting Pegawai Dalam Meningkatkan Pelayanan Publik Di Kecamatan

Employee Job Crafting Behaviour and its Antecedents: A Study of Psychological Safety, Psychological Autonomy, and Task Competence

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