THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB CRAFTING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL: A SURVEY IN A MANUFACTURING BUSINESS

Authors : Canan Nur Karabey, Gokhan Kerse

Pages : 909-915

Doi:10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.673

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Publication Date : 2017-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between job crafting and psychological capital.   The survey was conducted on randomly selected 200 employees working at a sugar manufacturing business. Data were gathered through question forms. Job crafting was measured with 19 items developed by Slemp and Vella-Brodrick insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2013); and psychological capital was measured with 24 items developed by Luthans et al. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2007);. The three dimensional structure of job crafting exhibited high reliability and validity. Also, it was found that there was a positive correlation between psychological capital and all dimensions of job crafting.  There is a positive and statistically significant relationship between job crafting behaviors of employees and their psychological capital.   
Keywords : job crafting, psychological capital