Job crafting and extra-role behavior: The role of work engagement and flourishing

Evangelia Demerouti; Arnold B. Bakker; Josette M.P. Gevers

doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2015.09.001

Job crafting and extra-role behavior: The role of work engagement and flourishing

Evangelia Demerouti, Arnold B. Bakker, Josette M.P. Gevers

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Abstract

This study investigates whether crafting of job demands and resources relates positively to extrarole behavior (i.e. contextual performance and creativity) through work engagement and flourishing. We collected data from 294 employees and their supervisors regarding employees' contextual performance and creativity. Results showthat seeking resources had a positive indirect relationshipwith contextual performance throughwork engagement, andwith creativity through work engagement and flourishing. Reducing demands had negative indirect relationships with both contextual performance and creativity through work engagement. We conclude that particularly seeking resources has important implications for extra-role behavior and discuss the practical implications of these findings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	87-96
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Vocational Behavior
Volume	91
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2015.09.001
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Contextual performance
Creativity
Employee engagement
Flourishing
Job crafting

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education
Applied Psychology
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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