When and why do individuals craft their jobs? The role of individual motivation and work characteristics for job crafting

By Cornelia Niessen, Daniela Weseler, Petya Kostova. 2016

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology

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Job Crafting and Performance: Literature Review and Implications for Human Resource Development (2018, methodology): “’s (2012) measurement, Niessen et al. (2016) developed a measurement that similarly reflects Wrzesniewski and Dutton’s (2001) job crafting theory. Like the JCQ, Niessen et al.’s measurement consists of three dimensions: task, relational, and cognitive crafting. The definition of each dimension is al”
The power of empowering leadership: allowing and encouraging followers to take charge of their own jobs (2019, methodology): “Cognitive crafting consists of employees reframing their perceptions and evaluations about their jobs (Niessen et al., 2016; Wrzesniewski & Dutton, 2001), leading to resources such as job motivation and satisfaction with parts of the job (Schaufeli & Taris, 2014).”
Does job crafting always lead to employee well-being and performance? Meta-analytical evidence on the moderating role of societal culture (2020, background): “…are likely to increase employee well-being because they may lead to positive endstates, such as an enhanced positive self-image (Lyons, 2008; Niessen et al., 2016; Wrzesniewski & Dutton, 2001) and perception of work meaningfulness (Berg et al., 2013; Tims et al., 2016; Wrzesniewski et al.,…”
Can Empowering Leaders Affect Subordinates’ Well-Being and Careers Because They Encourage Subordinates’ Job Crafting Behaviors? (2018, background): “, 2016) and a few specific job characteristics (Niessen et al., 2016).”
Explaining supervisor–subordinate guanxi and subordinate performance through a conservation of resources lens (2019, background): “According to Niessen et al. (2016), individuals with a high need for social connection are motivated to invest time and energy in crafting (particularly on relational aspects at work).”
A meta-analysis on promotion- and prevention-focused job crafting (2018, background): “Effect sizeswere excludedwhen a job craftingmeasure comprised simultaneously both promotion- and prevention-focused job crafting elements, e.g., the relational crafting measure of Niessen, Weseler, and Kostova (2016).”