Job Crafting Practices and Work Satisfaction: Evidence from Higher Education Sector in Shaanxi, China

• Authors: Minjuan Zhao , Khadim Hussain , Zahra Masood Bhutta

Abstracts

EN

We explore the relationships between job crafting approaches (task crafting, relational crafting and cognitive crafting) and work satisfaction among the faculty members of Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China. The study reveals a significant and positive relationship between different types of job crafting and work satisfaction. Multiple regression analysis revealed a significant impression of task and relational crafting on work satisfaction but a non-significant impact of cognitive crafting on work satisfaction. Furthermore, the study indicates the importance of job crafting towards a higher level of satisfaction for teachers who are engaged in universities.

Keywords

EN

task crafting; relational crafting; cognitive crafting; work satisfaction

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 52
• Pages: 66-75

Dates

published

2018

Contributors

author

Minjuan Zhao

• Northwest A&F University, Yangling

author

Khadim Hussain

• Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Bhimber

author

Zahra Masood Bhutta

• National University of Modern Language, Multan

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.2018.52.2.05

Biblioteka Nauki

1969547