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Virtude além fronteiras: O efeito da cultura nacional na relação entre o job crafting e o desempenho percecionado
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Este estudo procura aumentar o reduzido corpo de estudos sobre a relação entre as
variáveis Job Crafting, Cultura Nacional e Desempenho Percecionado. A literatura tem olhado para os
trabalhadores como seres passivos no seu local de trabalho mas a perspetiva do Job Crafting traz a
possibilidade de ativamente alterar aquilo que outrora foi tido como impossível, com impactos
positivos não só a nível individual como também organizacional. Assim, foi objetivo deste estudo
averiguar, em primeiro lugar se o Job Crafting se relaciona positivamente com o Desempenho
Percecionado e, em segundo lugar, se a Cultura Nacional num contexto específico (neste caso na
Alemanha) tem impacto na relação anterior.
Fizeram parte do estudo 104 sujeitos que se encontravam a trabalhar na Alemanha nos
mais diversos contextos, sendo que se obteve uma amostra de 38 sujeitos alemães, 30 portugueses
e 36 de outras nacionalidades. As idades estão compreendidas entre os 20 e os 60 anos e 48% da
amostra é masculina e 52% feminina. Para mensuração das variáveis foi utilizada a escala Job Crafting
Questionnaire (JCQ), na sua versão original de Slemp & Vella-Brodrick (2013) e a escala de
Desempenho na Tarefa de Bott et al. (2003) também na sua versão original.
Confirmou-se parcialmente a primeira hipótese de que o Job Crafting Relacional tem impacto
no Desempenho Percecionado e, relativamente à segunda hipótese, observou-se que no grupo de
indivíduos portugueses e de outras nacionalidades o Job Crafting teve impacto no Desempenho
Percecionado, o que é indicativo de que a especificidade cultural tem efetivamente impacto na relação
trabalho-desempenho.
This study seeks to increase the small number of studies that focus on the relationship between Job Crafting, National Culture and Perceived Performance. Despite the fact that literature has overlooked workers as passive beings in their workplace, Job Crafting brings the possibility of actively changing what once was considered impossible, with positive impacts not only at the individual but organizational level as well. Thus, the goal of this study was to first determine if Job Crafting is positively related to Perceived Performance and, secondly, if National Culture on a specific context (Germany) has an impact on the previously mentioned relationship. The study included 104 subjects who were working in Germany in different contexts. A sample of 38 subjects from Germany, 30 from Portugal and 36 from other countries was obtained. The ages were placed between 20 and 60 years old and 48% of the sample was male and 52% female. In order to measure the variables, the Job Crafting Questionnaire (JCQ) scale in its original version of Slemp & Vella-Brodrick (2013) and the Bott et al. (2003) Task Performance Questionnaire were used. The first hypothesis was partially confirmed, showing that Relational Job Crafting had an impact on Perceived Performance. On the other hand, regarding the second hypothesis, it was observed that only in the group of Portuguese and other nationalities individuals did Job Crafting have an impact on Performance Perceived, which is indicative that cultural specificity has an effective impact on the work-performance relationship.
This study seeks to increase the small number of studies that focus on the relationship between Job Crafting, National Culture and Perceived Performance. Despite the fact that literature has overlooked workers as passive beings in their workplace, Job Crafting brings the possibility of actively changing what once was considered impossible, with positive impacts not only at the individual but organizational level as well. Thus, the goal of this study was to first determine if Job Crafting is positively related to Perceived Performance and, secondly, if National Culture on a specific context (Germany) has an impact on the previously mentioned relationship. The study included 104 subjects who were working in Germany in different contexts. A sample of 38 subjects from Germany, 30 from Portugal and 36 from other countries was obtained. The ages were placed between 20 and 60 years old and 48% of the sample was male and 52% female. In order to measure the variables, the Job Crafting Questionnaire (JCQ) scale in its original version of Slemp & Vella-Brodrick (2013) and the Bott et al. (2003) Task Performance Questionnaire were used. The first hypothesis was partially confirmed, showing that Relational Job Crafting had an impact on Perceived Performance. On the other hand, regarding the second hypothesis, it was observed that only in the group of Portuguese and other nationalities individuals did Job Crafting have an impact on Performance Perceived, which is indicative that cultural specificity has an effective impact on the work-performance relationship.
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Dissertação de Mestrado, apresentada ao ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Social e das Organizações
Keywords
Job crafting Cultura nacional Desempenho percecionado National culture Perceived performance.