TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to bring together job design and career theory in the examination of how proactive employees optimize their well-being (i.e. job satisfaction and perceived health) through job crafting and career competencies. This study offers an integrated account of the pathway from proactive personality to well-being.Design/methodology/approach Data were collected by a cross-sectional self-report survey study among 574 employees working in various organizations.Findings The results of structural equation modeling analyses supported the proposed double mediation model: job crafting and career competencies both mediated the positive relationship between proactive personality and well-being. The findings suggest that proactive employees can enhance their well-being both through proactive job redesign and the development of career-related skills and abilities.Research limitations/implications This study precludes causal explanations. Future research should further investigate the role of employee proactivity related to contemporary work topics, including temporary contracts and self-employment.Practical implications Managers and HR practitioners can optimize employee well-being by focusing on HR policies related to job redesign, as well as investing in training and development of career competencies.Originality/value This paper integrates two research domains by exploring how proactive employees take a proactive stance toward their job as well as their career, and investigates how this proactive approach contributes to their well-being. In addition, the authors demonstrated a link between the development of career competencies and employee health.
VL  - 21
IS  - 6
SN  - 1362-0436
DO  - 10.1108/CDI-08-2016-0145
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-08-2016-0145
AU  - Plomp Judith
AU  - Tims Maria
AU  - Akkermans Jos
AU  - Khapova Svetlana N.
AU  - Jansen Paul G.W.
AU  - Bakker Arnold B.
PY  - 2016
Y1  - 2016/01/01
TI  - Career competencies and job crafting: How proactive employees influence their well-being
T2  - Career Development International
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 587
EP  - 602
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -