Craft Your Job and Get Engaged: Sustainable Change-Oriented Behavior at Work

Soo Jin Baik, Hae-Deok Song and Ah Jeong Hong
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Soo Jin Baik: Department of Human Resource Development, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Hae-Deok Song: Department of Education, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
Ah Jeong Hong: Department of Education, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 12, 1-13

Abstract: Employees’ change-oriented behavior is known to be critical in promoting organizational changes for a sustainable organization. However, few studies have explored how this behavior can be potentially promoted by job-crafting and work engagement. This study examined the relationship between job-crafting and change-oriented behaviors (adaptive and proactive behaviors), as well as the mediating effect of work engagement. Hypotheses were tested with a structural equation modeling analysis. A total of 459 employees in the Korean automobile manufacturing industry participated in the study. The results show that job-crafting had a positive effect on adaptive behaviors and proactive behaviors. Moreover, seeking job resources and seeking job challenges promoted change-oriented behaviors through work engagement. Based on these results, practical implications are suggested for the development of a sustainable organization.

Keywords: job-crafting; change-oriented behavior; adaptive behavior; proactive behavior; work engagement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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