Working on Job crafting? Call for paper proposals!
- Arnold Bakker
- Jul 6, 2023
- 1 min read
Research on job crafting, playful work design and other proactive approaches to job design is flourishing. However, it is important to increase our understanding of how, why, when, and for whom proactive approaches of job design are effective, and to build stronger theories.
If you have new ideas, theories and/or studies on bottom-up job redesign, please answer this call of the Journal of Business & Psychology (Steven Rogelberg Eden King).
We look forward to your submissions!
Guest Editors Arnold Bakker & Gavin R. Slemp
Deadlines 31 December 2023 and 15 July 2024



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This is an exciting call for proposals. As job crafting and playful work design continue to evolve, it’s crucial to dig deeper into the mechanisms behind their effectiveness. Understanding when and for whom these proactive strategies truly create impact will help move the field from trends to theory-driven practice.
In many industries, even highly technical environments managing complex systems like Cisco Routers, proactive job design can influence engagement, ownership, and performance.
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