Investigating Job Crafting: the Relationship between Promotion-Oriented Job Crafting, Perceived Opportunity to Craft, Transformational Leadership and Coworker Support

Vilnius University engages in a wide range of research that seeks to provide a greater understanding of the world around us, contribute to improved human health and well-being, and provide answers to social, economic, and environmental problems.

I am Rugile Sadauskaite, a final year MSc Organizational Psychology student at Vilnius University. I would like to invite you to take part in a research project which involves completing an anonymous online survey. Before you decide to take part it is important for you to understand why the research is being carried out and what it will involve.

We will in the course of this project be collecting personal information. Under General Data Protection Regulation 2016, we are required to provide a justification (what is called a “legal basis”) in order to collect such information. The legal basis for this project is “task carried out in the public interest”.

What is the purpose of the study?

This study aims to explore the relationships between the perceived opportunity to craft at work, coworker support, a leader's transformational leadership tendencies, and job crafting. It examines how social organizational factors such as coworker support and transformational leadership dimensions impact employees' perceived opportunity to craft and promotion-oriented crafting behavior at work.

Why have I been invited to take part?

You have received this invitation because you are over 18 years old and the study requires both male and female participants who are currently employed.

What will happen if I agree to take part?

If you agree to take part you will be asked to complete a four-part online questionnaire. The survey will take about 15 minutes to complete.

Do I have to take part?

No. It is up to you to decide whether or not you want to take part in this study. Please take your time to decide.

By submitting the survey, you are providing consent for the data you have given to be used in the study.

Are there any risks for me if I take part?

The research is not anticipated to have any potential risks associated with taking part in it.

What will you do with my data?

The data you submit will be treated confidentially at all times. No personal identifiable information will be obtained during or as part of the study. Your answers will be completely anonymous.

The research is being carried out as part of a MSc project at Vilnius University and the results will be presented in the form of a dissertation which should be completed by no later than 30/05/2023. We may submit all or part of this research for publication to academic and/or professional journals and present this research at conferences.

The data will be accessible to the research team only.

Results are available only to the author

Yes

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Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Somewhat Disagree	Neutral	Somewhat Agree	Agree	Strongly Agree
At work, I have the opportunity to vary the type of tasks I carry out

At work, I have the opportunity to adjust the number of tasks I carry out

At work, I have the opportunity to vary my contact with other people

At work, I have the opportunity to take on new activities and challenges

At work, I have the opportunity to change the meaning of my role

Strongly Disagree	Somewhat Disagree	Neither Agree or Disagree	Somewhat Agree	Strongly Agree
I actively seek to meet new people at work.

I make efforts to get to know other people at work better.

I seek to interact with other people at work, regardless of how well I know them.

I try to spend more time with a wide variety of people at work.

I actively try to develop wider capabilities in my job.

I try to learn new things at work that go beyond my core skills.

I actively explore new skills to do my overall job.

I seek out opportunities for extending my overall skills at work.

I actively take on more tasks in my work.

I add complexity to my tasks by changing their structure or sequence.

I change my tasks so that they are more challenging.

I increase the number of difficult decisions I make at work.

I try to think of my job as a whole, rather than as separate tasks.

I think about how my job contributes to the organization's goals.

I think about new ways of viewing my overall job.

I think about ways in which my job as a whole contributes to the society.

Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
Communicates a clear and positive vision of the future

Treats staff as individuals, supports and encourages their development

Gives encouragement and recognition to staff

Fosters trust, involvement and cooperation among team members

Encourages thinking about problems in new ways and questions assumptions

Are clear about their values

Practices what they preach

Attention control question - please select answer: Never

Instills pride and respect in others

Inspires me by being highly competent

Strongly Disagree	Somewhat Disagree	Neither Agree or Disagree	Somewhat Agree	Strongly Agree
My coworkers listen to my problems.

My coworkers are understanding and sympathetic.

My coworkers respect me.

My coworkers appreciate the work I do.

My coworkers seem to make time for me if I need to discuss my work.

I feel comfortable asking my coworkers for help if I have a problem.

When I'm frustrated by some aspect of my work, my coworkers try to understand.

My coworkers will help me figure out a work problem.

My coworkers cooperate with me to get things done at work.

If my job duties become very demanding, my coworkers will take on extra work responsibilities to help me.

My coworkers can be relied on to help when things get tough at work.

My coworkers share useful ideas or advice with me.

Investigating Job Crafting: the Relationship between Promotion-Oriented Job Crafting, Perceived Opportunity to Craft, Transformational Leadership and Coworker Support

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