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Job design, work engagement and innovative work behavior: A multi-level study on Karasek’s learning hypothesis

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  • De Spiegelaere, Stan
  • Van Gyes, Guy
  • De Witte, Hans
  • Van Hootegem, Geert

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As employees’ behaviour is a crucial factor for organizational success, the question on how to promote the engagement of employees in their work and boost their implication in the innovation process is central for companies. In this article we study this question building on the Karasek model suggesting that employees in jobs with high autonomy and time pressure will be more engaged and more innovative. The results of the multi-level regression analyses confirm that such a combination is associated with high employee innovation. For work engagement, the job autonomy helps in buffering the negative effects of time pressure.

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  • De Spiegelaere, Stan & Van Gyes, Guy & De Witte, Hans & Van Hootegem, Geert, 2015. "Job design, work engagement and innovative work behavior: A multi-level study on Karasek’s learning hypothesis," management revue. Socio-economic Studies, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 26(2), pages 123-137.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:mamere:mrev-2015-02-despiegelaere
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    1. Cyron, Thomas & Zoellick, Jan Cornelius, 2018. "Business Development in Post-Growth Economies: Challenging Assumptions in the Existing Business Growth Literature," management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 29(3), pages 206-229.
    2. Dr. Miebaka Dagogo Tamunomiebi & Hannah Chika-Anyanwu, 2020. "Empowerment Practices and Organizational Performance: A Review of Literature," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 4(8), pages 585-599, August.
    3. Nadežda Jankelová & Zuzana Joniaková, 2021. "How to increase production performance of Slovak agricultural companies: The key task of supporting innovative work behavior and information sharing," Agricultural Economics, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 67(1), pages 11-20.
    4. Hanan S. AlEssa & Christopher M. Durugbo, 2022. "Systematic review of innovative work behavior concepts and contributions," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 72(4), pages 1171-1208, December.
    5. Nikita Bosa & Trevor Ncamiso Mtetwa, 2023. "An investigation into the job Design of construction managers and its impact on employee engagement," Technium Social Sciences Journal, Technium Science, vol. 40(1), pages 288-298, February.

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    Keywords

    job design; innovative behaviour; work engagement; autonomy; time pressure;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O35 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Social Innovation

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