A contemporary view on job crafting

Maria Tims, Melissa Twemlow

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Abstract

Job crafting involves employees making self-initiated changes to their job characteristics. This proactive behavior helps individuals adapt their job to personal and workplace changes, boosting motivation and well-being. This entry examines two main conceptual perspectives that form the basis of current job crafting research. It also explores how scholars have tried to merge these perspectives by differentiating between approach and avoidance crafting. Next, we present a brief overview of the antecedents and outcomes of job crafting. Finally, we discuss recent research introducing and examining an important social perspective on job crafting, given that job crafting likely has implications beyond the job crafter (e.g., for coworkers, team members, or supervisors).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElgar Encyclopedia of Occupational Health Psychology
EditorsCary Cooper, Paula Brough, Vicki L. Anderson
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Chapter2
Pages4-6
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781035313389
ISBN (Print)9781035313372
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Publication series

NameElgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management series

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Editors and Contributing Authors Severally 2024. All rights reserved.

Keywords

  • Approach crafting
  • Avoidance crafting
  • Collaborative crafting
  • Job crafting
  • Proactive behavior
  • Work design

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