Job Crafting Interventions: Systematic Review

Abstract

Job crafting is proactive bottom-up job redesign to optimize person-job fi t. A job crafting intervention is any training or method designed to stimulate or develop job crafting behaviors in employees. This paper systematically reviews research examining the eff ects of job crafting interventions and identifi es their tendencies and gaps. A search was conducted in PsycINFO, Academic Search Premier, Web of Science, and SciELO using the key terms job crafting and interventions in databases available from 2007 to September 2017. We identifi ed eight studies that met our inclusion criteria. The analysis of these articles revealed that the design of seven intervention studies was based on theoretical assumptions derived from job demands-resources theory and used a quasi-experimental design. Job crafting interventions increased diff erent types of job crafting behaviors, well-being variables, and job performance. Inconsistencies regarding signifi cant eff ects in job resources and work engagement across studies are discussed. Recommendations for future research on job crafting interventions in organizations are presented.