Open AccessEnjoyment of Work and Driven to Work as Motivations of Job Crafting: Evidence from Japan and China
Author(s) -
Laurence Gregory A.,
Fried Yitzhak,
Yan Wan,
Li Jie
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
japanese psychological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1468-5884
pISSN - 0021-5368
DOI - 10.1111/jpr.12239
Subject(s) - psychology , work (physics) , supervisor , china , social psychology , job attitude , job design , job satisfaction , phenomenon , job performance , political science , engineering , quantum mechanics , law , mechanical engineering , physics
This research contributes to our understanding of job crafting by investigating the role of “enjoyment of work” and “driven to work” as job‐crafting motivations. A total of 154 supervisor–employee dyads were surveyed. Enjoyment of work and driven to work were supported as motivators of job crafting. An interaction effect was observed, with low driven to work weakening the relationship between enjoyment of work and job crafting. Job crafting mediated the relationship between the two motivators and job performance. We add to researchers’ understanding of motivations for job crafting while making the first attempt to explore the job‐crafting phenomenon in East Asia.