Job crafting : the art of redesigning a job / Davide de Gennaro (Italian National School of Administration, Italy).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Gennaro, Davide, author.

Series:

Emerald points.

Emerald points

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Job enrichment.

Job satisfaction.

Organizational effectiveness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2019]

Summary:

Although most jobs are initially designed by managers, employees also play an important role in this phase through a proactive behavior called 'job crafting'. It describes a bottom-up approach that consists of customizing and modifying structural, relational, and cognitive aspects of one's job to match personal skills, attitudes, and inclinations. The literature on this subject has been developing for over 20 years but requires a recapitulation to bring together different and often disconnected contributions and provide a concise research agenda for scholars wishing to approach the study of these issues. This book provides a conceptual framework on job crafting by demonstrating how its practice results in a more meaningful and satisfying work experience. This book is the first to investigate this area of study in such a complete and exhaustive way: it takes a managerial perspective to identify the antecedent and outcome variables of job crafting and suggests behaviors which managers should steer clear from to avoid facing negative and unexpected consequences.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to job crafting

Chapter 2. Historical background

Chapter 3. Meta-analyses and meta-syntheses on job crafting

Chapter 4. Current research and future perspectives

Chapter 5. Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781838672218

1838672214

9781838672195

1838672192