Idiosyncratic Jobs, Organizational Transformation, and Career Mobility

Abstract Idiosyncratic jobs occur when formal job duties match the abilities or interests of a specific person. New duties can accrue or be negotiated to match an existing employee or a potential hire. Idiosyncratic jobs can help organizations deal with changing contexts, and influence organizationa...

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Published inThe Structuring of Work in Organizations Vol. 47; pp. 61 - 101
Main Authors Miner, Anne S, Akinsanmi, Olubukunola (Bukky)
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2016
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Corporate Culture
HR & Organizational Behaviour
job design
job crafting
organization learning
Idiosyncratic jobs
I-Deals
ecologies of jobs
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Summary:Abstract Idiosyncratic jobs occur when formal job duties match the abilities or interests of a specific person. New duties can accrue or be negotiated to match an existing employee or a potential hire. Idiosyncratic jobs can help organizations deal with changing contexts, and influence organizational goals and structure. They can affect job holders’ careers and organizational job structures. The evolutionary accumulation of idiosyncratic jobs can potentially generate unplanned organizational learning. Promising research frontiers include links to work on job crafting, I-Deals, negotiated joining, and ecologies of jobs. Deeper exploration of these domains can advance core theories of job design and organizational transformation and inform normative theory on organizational use of idiosyncratic jobs without falling into cronyism, inefficiency, or injustice.
ISBN:9781786354365
1786354365
ISSN:0733-558X
DOI:10.1108/S0733-558X20160000047016