Job design in temporal context: a career dynamics perspective

Leading theories of job design have neglected to incorporate the important context of time into their premises, hindering these theories' explanatory power and utility. We demonstrate how systematically incorporating the context of time, in relation to the specific example of career dynamics, w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of organizational behavior 2007-10, Vol.28 (7), p.911-927
Hauptverfasser:	Fried, Yitzhak, Grant, Adam M., Levi, Ariel S., Hadani, Michael, Slowik, Linda Haynes
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Applied psychology Careers Dynamics Employees Gratification Industrial and organizational psychology Industrial design Job design Occupational psychology Organization theory Organizational behavior Part 2: Specifying Organizational Contexts Psychological research Psychology Research design Social psychology Studies Time
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Zusammenfassung:	Leading theories of job design have neglected to incorporate the important context of time into their premises, hindering these theories' explanatory power and utility. We demonstrate how systematically incorporating the context of time, in relation to the specific example of career dynamics, will improve our understanding of job design. We discuss the contribution of time by examining how career dynamics may influence employees' reactions to stimulating jobs and their propensity to craft more stimulating jobs.
ISSN:	0894-3796 1099-1379
DOI:	10.1002/job.486