Relationship between Job Crafting, Work Engagement and Psychological Empowerment in Pakistan

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The study tests if job crafting could positively stimulate the engagement of
work to employees in Pakistan. The relationship between job crafting and
work engagement was investigated. In addition, the possible moderating
effect of psychological empowerment was taken into account. Data was
collected from 320 bank employees of Pakistan which included the top
management of banks, through questionnaires. Results revealed significant
positive relationships between job crafting, work engagement and
psychological empowerment. Psychological empowerment was a
significant moderator and enhanced the relationship between job crafting
and work engagement. This study would be beneficial in the field of
organizational psychology and would help to understand the concern of
employees regarding their workplace productivity. This study has also
helped in understanding that there is a need to pay attention to employee
psychological empowerment, and what changes should be made in the
organization to get employees more engaged at work.