Person-job fit and proactive career behaviour: a dynamic approach

This two-wave study among 637 employees explores how individuals' perceived demands-abilities fit may change over time by virtue of career initiative (i.e., the proactive management of one's career and professional development). Using a parallel growth model, we found that (between-person) career initiative was related to (between-person)...

Scholingsbehoefte, leermogelijkheden en inzetbaarheid: verschillen tussen beroepsgroepen [Training needs, learning opportunities and employability: Differences between professional groups]

In this study we examine how employees from different professional groups experience the fit between their knowledge and skills. We also investigate differences in participation in lifelong learning and employability. Secondary analyses were conducted on data from the Netherlands Working Condition Survey (NEA) conducted by TNO and Statistics...

Job crafting: De psychologie van een baan op maat. Inleiding op het themanummer (Job crafting: The psychology of customizing jobs. Introduction to the special issue)

This special issue pays attention to a relatively new research topic in work and organizational psychology: job crafting. Job crafting refers to the modifications employees apply to their jobs in order to better fit this job to their needs and abilities. In this introductory article, we first explain the most important characteristics of job...

Job crafting in schools for special education: A qualitative analysis [Job crafting in het speciaal onderwijs: Een kwalitatieve analyse]

In this article we discuss the design and qualitative (process) evaluation of a job crafting intervention among employees at three Dutch schools for special education. In a period of 1.5 months, fifty employees participated in a group-based training intervention that addressed individual's job crafting activities aimed at improving individual's...

Person-job fit applied to teamwork: A multilevel approach

This study examined the moderating role of team task autonomy on the relationship between the mean level of three personality traits in a team - conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience - and two individual outcomes - job satisfaction and learning. Questionnaire data were collected from 133 task groups of undergraduate...