The influence of organizational culture on job crafting. A qualitative study on how the organizational culture of Philips Design influences their employees’ job crafting behaviour.

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dc.contributor.advisorGulpers, L. G.
dc.contributor.authorBroek, Lo van den
dc.date.issued2019-06-28
dc.description.abstractOrganizational culture could, next to other organizational features, build a fundamental basis for job crafting. This research tries to explore the influence of organizational culture on job crafting. The objective of this research is to contribute to the knowledge about the relationship between organizational culture and job crafting, by a study about the influence of the organizational culture of Philips Design on job crafting. In order to achieve the objective, the following research question is needs to be answered: How does the organizational culture of Philips Design influence job crafting? A qualitative, single case study is used to answer this question. This research consisted of nine semi-structured interviews with employees of Philips Design. The organizational culture of Philips Design is assessed as a market culture with dynamic and entrepreneurial elements. This influenced employees’ job crafting processes in several way. The results-oriented focus of the organization and the emphasis on achievement ensured that employees engaged in job crafting activities like task crafting and relational crafting to contribute to the organizational success. Furthermore, employees emphasized tasks that promoted their performances. Future research could build upon the results of this study when comparing the influences of all four organizational cultures on job crafting.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/8891
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Managementwetenschappenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationOrganizational Design & Developmenten_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeMaster Business Administrationen_US
dc.thesis.typeMasteren_US
dc.titleThe influence of organizational culture on job crafting. A qualitative study on how the organizational culture of Philips Design influences their employees’ job crafting behaviour.en_US
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