Title
Does work engagement increase person-job fit? The role of job crafting and job insecurity
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Vocational Behavior
Publication Date
4-1-2014
Volume
84
Issue
2
First Page
142
Last Page
152
Publisher
Academic Press
Keywords
Job crafting, Job design, Job insecurity, Person-job fit, Work engagement
Abstract
Drawing on the expanded model of person-environment fit and job crafting theory, this study investigates the underlying processes of the relationship between work engagement and changes in person-job fit. A two-wave longitudinal study was conducted among 246 Chinese employees of a high technology company. As hypothesized, the results show that work engagement is positively related to changes in demands-abilities fit through changes in physical job crafting and positively related to changes in needs-supplies fit through changes in relational job crafting. As predicted, the positive relationship between work engagement and changes in relational job crafting (however, not changes in physical job crafting) is strengthened under conditions of high (vs. low) job insecurity. Our findings indicate that engaged employees craft their work in physical and relational ways, which creates a better person-job fit. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
DOI
10.1016/j.jvb.2013.12.004
Print ISSN
00018791
E-ISSN
10959084
Funding Information
This research was fully supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 71271005; J1103602; 91024032). {71271005, J1103602, 91024032}
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. Access to external full text or publisher's version may require subscription.
Additional Information
Portion of the paper was accepted by the 28th Annual Society for industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Houston, USA, April 11–13, 2013.
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Lu, C.-q., Wang, H.-j., Lu, J.-j., Du, D.-y., & Bakker, A. B. (2014). Does work engagement increase person–job fit? The role of job crafting and job insecurity. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 84(2), 142-152. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2013.12.004
