Academy of Management Journal · 2009 · 708 citations · 73 references
EducationEarly Childhood EducationOrganizational BehaviorEarly Childhood Classroom ManagementEarly Childhood PolicyJob DesignEarly ChildhoodEarly Childhood Education AdministrationHigh-performance Work SystemsJob CraftingTeacher CollaborationWork DesignAssessmentsClassroom Quality AssessmentEarly Childhood Organizational ManagementEarly Childhood Workforce PolicyEmployee DiscretionSatisfactionWork Process InterdependenceWork-in-process
In this study we conducted performance assessments in 62 childcare centers and surveyed 232 teachers and aides, to examine the extent to which workers crafted their jobs and how such crafting affected classroom quality. Results show that individual and collaborative job crafting are distinct constructs; work discretion is related to both; and collaborative crafting is positively related to performance, particularly for less experienced teachers. Further, collaborative crafting is associated with stronger satisfaction and commitment and, for better teachers, stronger job attachment. We demonstrate that organizational research can contribute to the public interest via policy designs for high-quality early education.
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