This research explores the benefits that job crafting can have, not just within a company but on individuals. The research also includes studies of how different generations’ responses to this concept varies.
Andini A.G. (2019). THE EFFECT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL ON WORK ENGAGEMENT WITH JOB
CRAFTING AS A MEDIATOR VARIABLE AMONG GENERATION Y EMPLOYEES. Russian Journal of
Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 91(7), 324-331.
In this peer reviewed article, A.G. Andini researches the positive psychological effects that the
process of job crafting can have on employees and how through this process they are given more
autonomy which leads to higher engagement levels. The specific study subjects were generation Y
employees which Andini goes on to talk about their high turnover rate, the factors which explore why
this is, and how job crafting has helped improve it. This is an important article for our blog as it has
scientific research backing its claims which will in turn give more credibility to our blog. The Russian
Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (RJOAS), is an open access journal which has
been awarded the DOAJ seal of approval for open access journals.
Dierdorff, E. C., & Jensen, J. M. (2018). Crafting in context: Exploring when job crafting is dysfunctional for
performance effectiveness. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103(5), 463–477.
This article takes an in-depth look at Job Crafting. While a new and popular method of job design,
there is some limited evidence that it is successful. Most studies have shown mixed results. The
focus of this article is to determine when job crafting is beneficial and when it is not. This article is
crucial to the main topic because it really explains both sides of job crafting, which is important to a
blog.
Gong, B., Greenwood, R. A., Hoyte, D., Ramkissoon, A., & He, X. (2018). Millennials and organizational
citizenship behavior. Management Research Review, 41(7), 774–788.
This article discusses the effect of job crafting on organizational behavior, more specifically
organizational citizenship behavior. The structure of the study focuses on the four dimensions of OCB
in relation to generation (millennials compared to older generations). The results of the study found
that job crafting has a significantly higher effect on millennials. This is useful for justifying our topic
as a currently relevant, and will likely remain so in the future. This article has been peer reviewed, and
backed by scientific research (both internal and external).
Ingusci, Emanuela & Callea, Antonino & Cortese, C.G. & Zito, Margherita & Borgogni, Laura & Cenciotti,
Roberto & Signore, Fulvio & Ciavolino, Enrico & Demerouti, Evangelia. (2019). SELF-EFFICACY AND
WORK PERFORMANCE: THE ROLE OF JOB CRAFTING IN MIDDLE-AGE WORKERS. International
Journal of Business and Society. 20. 533-551.
This article supports and contributes to the Job Demands-Resources theory, that employee stress is
caused by an imbalance of the requirements of the job and the resources provided by the employer. It
contributes through four hypotheses that tie job crafting and self-efficacy to job performance. The
role of organizations suggested in the article are more personal resources for employees, the
enlargement of human resources practices specifically in personal selection and career development.
These steps minimize levels of uncertainty and complexity within an employee’s job description.
Oldham, G. R., & Fried, Y. (2016). Job design research and theory: Past, present and future. Organizational
Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 136, 20–35.
The focus of this research is to create a comprehensive analysis of how job organization was created
from the 1800s to today. It focuses on the transition from jobs that were overly simplified and gave
workers basic tasks to complete and become knowledgeable on one skill to jobs that account for the
changing job market and workers growing interest in acquiring new skills. This article takes a heavy
focus on contemporary work. Specifically, Job Crafting is an important new technique that is heavily
analyzed.This article was very important to the main topic because it gives a general overview of all
contemporary job design and really helps set the scene for the paper. This is most useful for the
introduction.
Authors:
Jenna Morrison
Cora Bern-Klug
Reid Ledgerwood
Matthew Adams
Kayla Owens