EXPLORING THE ANTECEDENTS AND DETERMINANTS OF JOB CRAFTING BEHAVIOR AMONG PROJECT MANAGERS

Abstract

The project managers face stressful environments and burnout, leading to low job satisfaction and career uncertainty. Despite such issues, job crafting strategies helps project managers to redesign to improve job satisfaction. Therefore, is essential to identify the antecedents and determinants of Job Crafting Behavior (JCB) of Project Managers. Even though job crafting has been empirically proven to enhance employee wellbeing and performance, factors that enable job crafting to be implemented in project management field have not been thoroughly investigated. An online survey conducted to collect the data from project managers registered with PMI Pakistan. The study found that AI crafting, perceived Organizational Support and LMX are the key incidents of job crafting behavior among project managers. The study also identified that PMI certified Project managers identified the Job Autonomy, job characteristics & proactive personality as vital determinants of job crafting behavior. In this regard, study provide significant theoretical and empirical outcomes for reaching the anticipated conclusion & making suitable decisions. The study also provides the managerial implications for project managers.