| Powered to Craft? The Roles of Flexibility and Perceived Organizational Support |
Received:October 09, 2017 Revised:October 11, 2017 |
Key Words: Sense of power, job crafting, flexibility, perceived organizational support |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | Raymond Loi | University of Macau | | Xiaowan Lin | University of Macau | | Alice J. M. Tan* | University of Macau |
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Abstract: |
| This study examines employee’s sense of power as a predictor of job crafting. Based on Approach-avoidance Theory of Power and Situated Focus theory of Power, we hypothesize that sense of power enables employees to be more flexible, which in turn activates their job crafting behavior. We further propose that perceived organizational support (POS) moderates this indirect relationship. Data were collected from 407 Chinese employees via a three-phase online survey. The empirical results supported our model. The findings suggest that, to encourage job crafting, managers and organizations can enhance employees’ sense of power, provide trainings to cultivate flexibility, and assure employees’ POS. |
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