Why do employees craft their jobs: a qualitative analysis of job crafting motives from actor and observer perspectives

IF 3.1 4区 管理学 Q2 MANAGEMENT Journal of Managerial Psychology Pub Date : 2024-02-19 DOI:10.1108/jmp-05-2023-0279
Xinyue Lin, Liang Meng
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Abstract

Purpose

Despite its flourishing development since first proposed, job crafting literature has provided limited insights into why people craft their jobs. This study theoretically develops a two-dimensional integrative framework for the motives of job crafting, including orientation (self-oriented vs work-oriented vs other-oriented) and self-determination (autonomous vs introjected vs external) dimensions. We further investigate the specific motives of job crafting from actor and observer perspectives.

Design/methodology/approach

We conducted two critical-incident recall surveys among 120 and 100 employees from varied sectors and organizations, who responded from the actor and observer perspective respectively. 395 and 299 valid open-ended responses were then collected and coded following the steps for content analysis.

Findings

Drawing from the proposed two-dimensional theoretical framework, we identified 16 specific job crafting motives from actor and observer perspectives.

Practical implications

Our findings remind managers to pay attention to employees' motives of job crafting and take appropriate managerial actions according to their varied motives.

Originality/value

By incorporating job crafting from the motivation literature and identifying diversified motives that drive employees to engage in job crafting, this qualitative study contributes to both the job crafting literature and the broader application of self-determination theory in the field of organizational behavior.

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员工为何精心设计工作:从行动者和观察者角度对工作设计动机的定性分析
目的尽管工作规划自首次提出以来得到了蓬勃发展,但有关工作规划的文献对人们规划工作的原因所提供的见解却很有限。本研究从理论上建立了工作制作动机的二维整合框架,包括导向(自我导向 vs 工作导向 vs 他人导向)和自我决定(自主决定 vs 内省决定 vs 外在决定)两个维度。我们对来自不同部门和组织的 120 名和 100 名员工进行了两次关键事件回忆调查,他们分别从行动者和观察者的角度进行了回答。研究结果根据所提出的二维理论框架,我们从行动者和观察者的角度确定了 16 种具体的工作加工动机。实践意义我们的研究结果提醒管理者关注员工的工作加工动机,并根据他们的不同动机采取适当的管理措施。原创性/价值通过将工作制作纳入激励文献,并识别出促使员工参与工作制作的多样化动机,本定性研究为工作制作文献以及自我决定理论在组织行为学领域的广泛应用做出了贡献。
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期刊介绍: ■Communication and its influence on action ■Developments in leadership styles ■How managers achieve success ■How work design affects job motivation ■Influences on managerial priorities and time allocation ■Managing conflicts ■The decision-making process in Eastern and Western business cultures
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