scholarly journals The Effect of the Congruence between Job Characteristics and Personality on Job Crafting

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihee Kim ◽  
Seung Ik Baek ◽  
Yuhyung Shin
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Polynomial Regression ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
Team Project ◽  
High Level ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
And Task

This study examined the effect of the fit between personality (i.e., openness to experience) and core job characteristics (i.e., skill variety, task significance, and task identity) on job crafting. We collected survey data from 200 college students who were assigned a team project during the semester. Using polynomial regression analysis, we tested the effects of the fit between personality and job characteristics on job crafting. The results revealed that a high level of openness to experience was significantly associated with a high level of job crafting (i.e., task, relational, and cognitive crafting). Furthermore, when both openness to experience and job characteristics were congruent at a high level, the tendency to proactively perform one’s tasks was also high. These findings enhance our understanding of the effect of the fit between openness to experience and three core job characteristics on job crafting.

Moderating Role of Gender between Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction

2017 ◽  
pp. 412-425
Author(s):  
Shruti Traymbak ◽  
Pranab Kumar ◽  
A.N. Jha
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
And Task

This study examines the moderating role of gender between job characteristics and job satisfaction among Indian software employees which has received less attention in the Indian context. Additionally, it also examines difference in the job characteristics that affect male and female employee's job satisfaction. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and chi-square difference in multi group moderation analysis, used to test the hypothesized relationships. Chi-square difference test showed invariant moderation effect of gender on the relationship between job characteristics and job satisfaction. It has been also found that five job characteristics (skill variety, task significance, task identity, autonomy and feedback) have a significant positive impact on job satisfaction among male employees, whereas in case of female, only two job characteristics task significance and task identity were significant predictors of job satisfaction. Interestingly, task significance and task identity were common significant positive predictors of job satisfaction for both male and female software employees.

Moderating Role of Gender between Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
Shruti Traymbak ◽  
Pranab Kumar ◽  
A.N. Jha
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
And Task

This study examines the moderating role of gender between job characteristics and job satisfaction among Indian software employees which has received less attention in the Indian context. Additionally, it also examines difference in the job characteristics that affect male and female employee's job satisfaction. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and chi-square difference in multi group moderation analysis, used to test the hypothesized relationships. Chi-square difference test showed invariant moderation effect of gender on the relationship between job characteristics and job satisfaction. It has been also found that five job characteristics (skill variety, task significance, task identity, autonomy and feedback) have a significant positive impact on job satisfaction among male employees, whereas in case of female, only two job characteristics task significance and task identity were significant predictors of job satisfaction. Interestingly, task significance and task identity were common significant positive predictors of job satisfaction for both male and female software employees.

Engaging Academic Staff in Transnational Teaching: The Job Satisfaction Challenge

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Toohey ◽  
Tanya McGill ◽  
Craig Whitsed
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
International Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Job Characteristics Model ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
Determinants Of Satisfaction ◽  
And Control ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
And Task

Transnational education (TNE) is an important facet of the international education learning and teaching landscape. Ensuring academics are positively engaged in TNE is a challenging but necessary issue for this form of educational provision if the risks inherent in TNE are to be successfully mitigated. This article explores job satisfaction for academics using the job characteristics model (JCM) to better understand the conditions that influence their involvement with TNE. The results highlight the important role that teaching-related interaction with host-country students and staff (the Feedback and Task Significance JCM dimensions) plays in academics’ satisfaction. Feelings of ownership and control of the TNE course (Autonomy and Task Identity) were also shown to be important determinants of satisfaction. It is therefore recommended that these aspects of TNE be encouraged and supported through university procedures and policies. Similarly, those aspects of TNE teaching that contribute to dissatisfaction, such as additional administration, need to be better understood, managed, and their impact mitigated where possible.

scholarly journals “Measuring the factors affecting Job Characteristics with Personal outcomes” (A Case Study of Khairpur Sugar Mill)

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 104-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aamir Ali Lashari ◽  
Imran Ahmed Shah ◽  
Sahira Malkawy ◽  
Shahdma Parveen
Keyword(s):  
Work Motivation ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Sugar Mill ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Internal Work ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
Identity Task

The fundamental purpose behind this research was to find out the association amongst job characteristics and personal outcomes of the representatives of Khairpur sugar factory. The quantitative and qualitative methods have been used to analyze the data and interpret the results. In this research personal outcome, such as satisfaction, internal work motivation and growth were the dependent factors and independent variables were job characteristics like skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, feedback, policy practices and benefits. The present studies led to the laborers of Khairpur sugar mill and total workers were 394 and only 78 workers were randomly selected for this study. Essential information gathered through sample received from the employment indicative overview survey  (Hackman & Oldham, 1975) . The secondary sources incorporate journals, annual reports and unpublished research works. Statistical software for social science (SPSS version 21) and descriptive survey was used to analyze data and multiple regressions were applied to establish the correlation between independent and dependent variables. After analyzing the results, it is concluded that job characteristics such as skill variety shows the significant relationship with personal outcomes which is at the level of .000 as well as task identity, task significance and benefits have a positive relationship with personal outcomes such as (internal work motivation, satisfaction and growth) but autonomy, feedback and policy & practices shows less significant impact on personal outcomes.

Item Reversals and Response Validity in the Job Diagnostic Survey

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverly G. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Job Characteristics ◽  
State Agency ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Validity Scales ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
Item Wording ◽  
Job Diagnostic Survey ◽  
Z Transformation ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
Identity Task

Experts disagree on whether questionnaires should have items worded in both positive and negative directions or items all worded in the same direction. This study examined this controversy in a sample of 921 employees of a state agency who completed two versions of a widely used questionnaire, Hackman and Oldham's Job Diagnostic Survey. One version had both positively and negatively worded items, and the other version had only positively worded items. Subsamples of respondents high and low on inconsistency and inaccuracy scales (response validity scales developed by the author) were studied to determine whether invalid responding might account for problems with item wording. Correlations between job characteristics (skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback) and work outcomes (general job satisfaction, internal motivation, and growth satisfaction) were compared between subsamples using the Fisher r to z transformation. Out of 18 comparisons, only 3 correlations were significantly different for the subsamples of respondents. The conclusion was that results were similar regardless of item wording and regardless of invalid responding. However, further research may be warranted to assess whether inflated correlations for respondents high on the inaccuracy scale suggests that they are prone to common method variance.

scholarly journals PERCEIVED TASK CHARACTERISTICS AND ITS EFFECT ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AT PRIVATE COLLEGES IN SARAWAK

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 22-34
Author(s):  
Muhammad Madi Abdullah ◽  
Hui Lin Lau
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Private Colleges ◽  
Task Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
Task Variety ◽  
Task Characteristic ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
And Task

This study examines five perceived task characteristics variables (decision-making autonomy, task variety, task significance, task identity, feedback from job) and its effect on employee engagement at six private college employees in Sarawak. Despite extensive research on employee engagement, very little empirical research has examined this area of study specifically in the context of Sarawak private colleges. A survey questionnaire was employed to collect the data. A total of 284 responses were analysed using SPSS version 22.0. The results of this study revealed that only feedback from job, task identity and decision-making autonomy are significantly and positively associated with employee engagement. Task significance and task variety were not significantly related to employee engagement. Most importantly, decision-making autonomy was perceived as a dominant task characteristic for employee engagement; it was associated with significant improvements on private colleges’ employee engagement. This study contributes to a better understanding of the effect of perceived task characteristics on employee engagement among private colleges in Sarawak. The implications for practice and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Placing Job Characteristics in Context: Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis of Changes in Job Characteristics Since 1975

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 352-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren A. Wegman ◽  
Brian J. Hoffman ◽  
Nathan T. Carter ◽  
Jean M. Twenge ◽  
Nigel Guenole
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Task Identity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
Identity Task ◽  
Over Time

Despite frequent references to “the changing nature of work,” little empirical research has investigated proposed changes in work context perceptions. To address this gap, this study uses a cross-temporal meta-analysis to examine changes in five core job characteristics (e.g., task identity, task significance, skill variety, autonomy, and feedback from the job) as well as changes in the relationship between job characteristics and job satisfaction. An additional analysis of primary data is used to examine changes in two items related to interdependence. On average, workers perceived greater levels of skill variety and autonomy since 1975 and interdependence since 1985. In contrast, the results of a supplemental meta-analysis did not support significant changes in the association between the five core job characteristics and satisfaction over time. Thus, although there is some evidence for change in job characteristics, the findings do not support a change in the value placed on enriched work. Implications for researchers and organizations navigating the modern world of work are highlighted.

Network characteristics: When an individual’s job crafting depends on the jobs of others

2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Bizzi
Keyword(s):  
Role Theory ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Role Expectations ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Network Characteristics ◽  
The People ◽  
Open Debate ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Task Significance

Because job crafting research proposes that individuals alter jobs on their own, there is an open debate on how others influence an individual’s job crafting. Whereas previous research has recognized that incumbents engage in job crafting depending on the characteristics of their own job, this study shows that job crafting depends on the job characteristics of the incumbents’ network contacts, meaning all employees in the organization with whom the incumbents frequently communicate about task-related issues. Applying role theory, the article theorizes that network contacts act as role senders who affect job crafting because they communicate role expectations that vary as a function of their own task activities. Key empirical findings show that contacts’ autonomy and contacts’ feedback from the job positively affect job crafting, whereas contacts’ task significance exercises a negative effect. The findings further show that the effect of job crafting on performance depends on the central position occupied by the incumbent in the network of relationships. When designing jobs, managers should therefore not only consider the tasks of each single incumbent but also the tasks of the people connected to him or her.

Effects of individual and job characteristics on hotel contact employees’ work engagement and their performance outcomes

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 349-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Grobelna
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Positive Affectivity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hotel Employees ◽  
Task Significance ◽  
And Task

Purpose This study aims to examine the effects of individual and job-related characteristics on employees’ work engagement and its influence on their performance outcomes. This study develops and tests the research model where the impact of positive affectivity, polychronicity and task significance on employees’ work engagement is investigated, and its consequences for employees’ job performance are analyzed. Design/methodology/approach The relationships between study constructs were tested using the structural equation modeling. Data were collected from 222 hotel contact employees from the Pomeranian Voivodeship, a tourist destination of northern Poland. Findings The study findings confirmed that positive affectivity and polychronicity, as personality characteristics and task significance as a job characteristic exert a significant and positive impact on hotel employees’ work engagement, which in turn enhances the level of their job performance. Additionally, polychronicity was significantly related to hotel employees’ job performance. Of all the analyzed predictors, task significance appeared to be the strongest driver of hotel employees’ work engagement. A direct relationship between polychronicity and hotel employees’ job performance was also confirmed by this study. Practical implications Hotel organizations are recommended to modify the standards of their recruitment and selection process and incorporate additional techniques to be more successful in hiring employees with an adequate personality profile (high in positive affectivity and polychronic tendency). The recruited suitable candidates should be guided effectively with appropriate human resource management practices, especially those that increase hotel employees’ experience of work meaningfulness. Therefore, they should be constantly assured, through a variety of management actions, about the influence and importance of their roles and the contribution to the service and organizational success. Originality/value This study contributes to a better understanding of the relationships between personality and job characteristics among frontline hotel employees, extending the study results to the context of East-Central Europe, where, to the best of the author’s knowledge, studies on simultaneous effects of individual and job-related factors on hotel employees’ work engagement and its behavioral consequences are still limited.

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