Establishing a job-crafting and intrapreneurial link : towards new approaches to innovative work
- Dhanpat, Nelesh, Schachtebeck, Chris
- Authors: Dhanpat, Nelesh , Schachtebeck, Chris
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Job crafting , Entrepreneurship , Intrapreneurship
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/481639 , uj:43648 , Citation: Dhanpat, N. & Schachtebeck C., 2021, ‘Establishing a job-crafting and intrapreneurial link: Towards new approaches to innovative work’, Acta Commercii 21(1), a934. https://doi.org/10.4102/ ac.v21i1.934
- Description: Abstract: Orientation: This research study focuses on establishing a link between job crafting and landmark studies on intrapreneurship. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide a theoretical overview of intrapreneurship, intrapreneurial orientation and job crafting, and to explore theoretical linkages between these areas of enquiry. Motivation for the study: There is currently a dearth of research studies that explore the link between job crafting and intrapreneurial behaviours in existing organisations in the form of intrapreneurial orientation. Research design, approach and method: The study is presented as a conceptual paper in the form of a qualitative, theoretical study, employing a model-building approach. A deductive research approach is followed, and a narrative review methodology is employed. Main findings: The findings of this study from a literature search acknowledge the contributions of job crafting and intrapreneurial research within the management sciences, and we remain cognisant of the organisational implications of each, which have, to date, focused on the organisation, rather than the individual. With this in mind, we suggest that job crafting and intrapreneurial behaviours are empirically researched to validate the recommendations made. Practical/managerial implications: This study will help to establish the type of job-crafting interventions and job-crafting strategies needed to promote intrapreneurial behaviours in practice. Contribution/value-add: This study provides noteworthy insights, which include the suggestion that employees with a forward-looking disposition will engage in job crafting, with a focus on intrapreneurial behaviour. Furthermore, the study fills a void left in the current body of knowledge.
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- Authors: Dhanpat, Nelesh , Schachtebeck, Chris
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Job crafting , Entrepreneurship , Intrapreneurship
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/481639 , uj:43648 , Citation: Dhanpat, N. & Schachtebeck C., 2021, ‘Establishing a job-crafting and intrapreneurial link: Towards new approaches to innovative work’, Acta Commercii 21(1), a934. https://doi.org/10.4102/ ac.v21i1.934
- Description: Abstract: Orientation: This research study focuses on establishing a link between job crafting and landmark studies on intrapreneurship. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide a theoretical overview of intrapreneurship, intrapreneurial orientation and job crafting, and to explore theoretical linkages between these areas of enquiry. Motivation for the study: There is currently a dearth of research studies that explore the link between job crafting and intrapreneurial behaviours in existing organisations in the form of intrapreneurial orientation. Research design, approach and method: The study is presented as a conceptual paper in the form of a qualitative, theoretical study, employing a model-building approach. A deductive research approach is followed, and a narrative review methodology is employed. Main findings: The findings of this study from a literature search acknowledge the contributions of job crafting and intrapreneurial research within the management sciences, and we remain cognisant of the organisational implications of each, which have, to date, focused on the organisation, rather than the individual. With this in mind, we suggest that job crafting and intrapreneurial behaviours are empirically researched to validate the recommendations made. Practical/managerial implications: This study will help to establish the type of job-crafting interventions and job-crafting strategies needed to promote intrapreneurial behaviours in practice. Contribution/value-add: This study provides noteworthy insights, which include the suggestion that employees with a forward-looking disposition will engage in job crafting, with a focus on intrapreneurial behaviour. Furthermore, the study fills a void left in the current body of knowledge.
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How task, relational and cognitive crafting relate to job performance : a weekly diary study on the role of meaningfulness
- Geldenhuys, Madelyn, Bakker, Arnold B., Demerouti, Evangelia
- Authors: Geldenhuys, Madelyn , Bakker, Arnold B. , Demerouti, Evangelia
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Cognitive crafting , Job crafting , Job design
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/482469 , uj:43752 , Citation: Madelyn Geldenhuys , Arnold B. Bakker & Evangelia Demerouti (2021) How task, relational and cognitive crafting relate to job performance: a weekly diary study on the role of meaningfulness, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 30:1, 83-94, DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2020.1825378
- Description: Abstract: Job crafting has gained prominence in research and organizational practice as an important work behaviour that can cultivate positive workplace outcomes. The present study uses job crafting theory to argue that experienced meaningfulness plays a mediating role in the link between task, cognitive and relational crafting behaviours and peer-ratings of job performance over time. Additionally, this study validates the weekly version of the Job Crafting Questionnaire (JCQ). A total of 134 employees participated in a weekly diary study over the course of three weeks (N = 402 observations). Results of multilevel confirmatory factor analyses showed that the JCQ has a three-factor structure, and differentiates between task, cognitive and relational crafting. Consistent with predictions, cognitive crafting indirectly influenced both peer-rated in-role and extra-role performance through meaningfulness, while task crafting had a partial indirect relationship with peer-rated in-role performance. We also found that relational crafting significantly predicted peer-rated extra-role performance. In addition, crafting in previous weeks increased meaningfulness and job performance in subsequent weeks. We conclude that job crafting is an important means for improving individual and organizational outcomes and that cognitive crafting specifically is an important workplace behaviour in achieving meaningfulness at work.
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- Authors: Geldenhuys, Madelyn , Bakker, Arnold B. , Demerouti, Evangelia
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Cognitive crafting , Job crafting , Job design
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/482469 , uj:43752 , Citation: Madelyn Geldenhuys , Arnold B. Bakker & Evangelia Demerouti (2021) How task, relational and cognitive crafting relate to job performance: a weekly diary study on the role of meaningfulness, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 30:1, 83-94, DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2020.1825378
- Description: Abstract: Job crafting has gained prominence in research and organizational practice as an important work behaviour that can cultivate positive workplace outcomes. The present study uses job crafting theory to argue that experienced meaningfulness plays a mediating role in the link between task, cognitive and relational crafting behaviours and peer-ratings of job performance over time. Additionally, this study validates the weekly version of the Job Crafting Questionnaire (JCQ). A total of 134 employees participated in a weekly diary study over the course of three weeks (N = 402 observations). Results of multilevel confirmatory factor analyses showed that the JCQ has a three-factor structure, and differentiates between task, cognitive and relational crafting. Consistent with predictions, cognitive crafting indirectly influenced both peer-rated in-role and extra-role performance through meaningfulness, while task crafting had a partial indirect relationship with peer-rated in-role performance. We also found that relational crafting significantly predicted peer-rated extra-role performance. In addition, crafting in previous weeks increased meaningfulness and job performance in subsequent weeks. We conclude that job crafting is an important means for improving individual and organizational outcomes and that cognitive crafting specifically is an important workplace behaviour in achieving meaningfulness at work.
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Work-sports enrichment in amateur runners : A diary study
- Postema, Anniek, Bakker, Arnold B., Van Mierlo, Heleen
- Authors: Postema, Anniek , Bakker, Arnold B. , Van Mierlo, Heleen
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Job crafting , Running performance , Spillover
- Language: English
- Type: Journal article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/494095 , uj:44824 , Citation: Anniek Postema, Arnold B. Bakker & Heleen van Mierlo (2021) Work-Sports Enrichment in Amateur Runners: A Diary Study, The Journal of Psychology, 155:4, 406-425, DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2021.1894411 , DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2021.1894411
- Description: Abstract: Many employees worldwide combine a job with serious, goal-oriented ambitions in the athletic domain. However, scientific knowledge about day-to-day linkages between work and sports is lacking. We filled this gap in the literature by examining how experiences at work can enrich sports after work. Extending the work-home resources model to the work-sports interface, we posited that proactive work behaviors positively relate to work engagement – a state that may permeate into the sports domain and relate to positive sports outcomes. We conducted a diary study among 170 working recreational runners (598 measurement occasions). Within a three-week period, participants completed two surveys on days they worked and ran after work. Survey 1, completed at the end of the workday, covering proactive work behavior and work engagement, and survey 2, completed after running and covering running performance. The results of multilevel structural equation modeling indicated that on days employees showed more proactive behavior, they also reported higher work engagement. In turn, on days they reported higher work engagement, they recorded a steadier running pace. We discuss how these findings support the phenomenon of work-to-sports spillover and contribute to the current understanding of the interplay between work and sports.
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- Authors: Postema, Anniek , Bakker, Arnold B. , Van Mierlo, Heleen
- Date: 2021
- Subjects: Job crafting , Running performance , Spillover
- Language: English
- Type: Journal article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/494095 , uj:44824 , Citation: Anniek Postema, Arnold B. Bakker & Heleen van Mierlo (2021) Work-Sports Enrichment in Amateur Runners: A Diary Study, The Journal of Psychology, 155:4, 406-425, DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2021.1894411 , DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2021.1894411
- Description: Abstract: Many employees worldwide combine a job with serious, goal-oriented ambitions in the athletic domain. However, scientific knowledge about day-to-day linkages between work and sports is lacking. We filled this gap in the literature by examining how experiences at work can enrich sports after work. Extending the work-home resources model to the work-sports interface, we posited that proactive work behaviors positively relate to work engagement – a state that may permeate into the sports domain and relate to positive sports outcomes. We conducted a diary study among 170 working recreational runners (598 measurement occasions). Within a three-week period, participants completed two surveys on days they worked and ran after work. Survey 1, completed at the end of the workday, covering proactive work behavior and work engagement, and survey 2, completed after running and covering running performance. The results of multilevel structural equation modeling indicated that on days employees showed more proactive behavior, they also reported higher work engagement. In turn, on days they reported higher work engagement, they recorded a steadier running pace. We discuss how these findings support the phenomenon of work-to-sports spillover and contribute to the current understanding of the interplay between work and sports.
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