Abstract
This study looked at how job crafting and employee performance relate to
one other in private institutions in Nigeria's Anambra State. The study
specifically examined the degree to which employee performance is impacted
by the various aspects of job crafting, including relational, cognitive, and task
crafting. Data from 281 academic staff members at eight private universities in
the area were gathered using a survey study design. A structured
questionnaire that was verified for substance and reliability using the
Cronbach Alpha technique was used as the data collection tool. With
hypotheses evaluated at a 5% significance level, the gathered data was
examined using descriptive statistics (means, percentages, and frequencies)
and inferential statistics (Ordinary Least Squares Regression). Employee
performance was found to be significantly positively correlated with task
crafting (β =.566, p <.001) and cognitive crafting (β =.365, p <.001), while
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relational crafting (β = -.400, p <.001) showed a negative correlation. Job
crafting has a considerable impact on employee performance, according to the
study's findings. Task and cognitive crafting improve performance, whereas
relational crafting may, in some situations, lower it. The study recommended
among others that private universities encourage job crafting through training
programs and structured policies that promote task and cognitive crafting
while addressing the potential downsides of relational crafting.