A state-of-the-art overview of job-crafting research: current trends and future research directions. Issue 1 (1st December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tims, Maria; Twemlow, Melissa; Fong, Christine Yin Man
• Is Part Of: Career development international. Volume 27:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 54
• Page End: 78
• Publication Date: 2021-12-01
• Subjects: Approach crafting -- Avoidance crafting -- Job crafting -- Collaborative crafting -- Interpersonal relations -- Employee behavior; Career development -- Periodicals; Executives -- Training of -- Periodicals; 650.1
• DOI: 10.1108/CDI-08-2021-0216
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1362-0436

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the founding of Career Development International, a state-of-the-art overview of recent trends in job-crafting research was conducted. Since job crafting was introduced twenty years ago as a type of proactive work behavior that employees engage in to adjust their jobs to their needs, skills, and preferences, research has evolved tremendously. Design/methodology/approach: To take stock of recent developments and to unravel the latest trends in the field, this overview encompasses job-crafting research published in the years 2016–2021. The overview portrays that recent contributions have matured the theoretical and empirical advancement of job-crafting research from three perspectives (i.e. individual, team and social). Findings: When looking at the job-crafting literature through these three perspectives, a total of six trends were uncovered that show that job-crafting research has moved to a more in-depth theory-testing approach; broadened its scope; examined team-level job crafting and social relationships; and focused on the impact of job crafting on others in the work environment and their evaluations and reactions to it. Originality/value: The overview of recent trends within the job-crafting literature ends with a set of recommendations for how future research on job crafting could progress and create scientific impact for the coming years.