TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of job crafting in SMEs working in an ICT-based mobile and multilocational manner
AU - Hyrkkänen, Ursula
AU - Vanharanta, Outi
AU - Kuusisto, Hannele
AU - Polvinen, Kirsi
AU - Vartiainen, Matti
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The research project was financed by the European Social Fund awarded by the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2023/11/8
Y1 - 2023/11/8
N2 - This article extends the discussion of the predictors of job crafting to include small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working in an information and communication technologies (ICT)-based mobile and multilocational manner. Based on a survey (N = 412) conducted in 43 Finnish SMEs, the job and personal resources-related predictors of approach and avoidance types of job crafting were analysed. From job resources, co-working, multilocality, the resources in the physical work environment, useful ICT and social support predicted the approach types of job crafting. Intrinsic motivation, relatedness and feeling competent as personal resources activated the approach types of job crafting. Drawing on background variables, being a younger firm activated job crafting. Avoidance type of job crafting was predicted positively by the resources in the physical work environment. This article suggests that knowledge about the predictors of job crafting encourages SMEs to activate this practice among its personnel.
AB - This article extends the discussion of the predictors of job crafting to include small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working in an information and communication technologies (ICT)-based mobile and multilocational manner. Based on a survey (N = 412) conducted in 43 Finnish SMEs, the job and personal resources-related predictors of approach and avoidance types of job crafting were analysed. From job resources, co-working, multilocality, the resources in the physical work environment, useful ICT and social support predicted the approach types of job crafting. Intrinsic motivation, relatedness and feeling competent as personal resources activated the approach types of job crafting. Drawing on background variables, being a younger firm activated job crafting. Avoidance type of job crafting was predicted positively by the resources in the physical work environment. This article suggests that knowledge about the predictors of job crafting encourages SMEs to activate this practice among its personnel.
KW - ICT-based mobile work
KW - JD-R model
KW - job crafting
KW - multilocational work
KW - small- and medium-sized enterprises
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U2 - 10.1177/02662426221129157
DO - 10.1177/02662426221129157
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85141354473
SN - 0266-2426
VL - 41
SP - 873
EP - 896
JO - International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship
JF - International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship
IS - 8
ER -