DOI:10.6129/CJP.202209_64(3).0005
Chinese Journal of Psychology 2022, Vol.64, No.3, 359-384

Exploring How Transformational Leadership Enhances Subordinate Person-job fit: The Roles of Job Crafting and Perceived Organizational Support

Hsiao-Feng Li(Department of Management Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University), Kuo-Yang Kao(Department of Management Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

Abstract

Recent research notes that transformational leadership is positively related to person-job fit (P-J fit). However, the mechanism underlying this relationship remains unclear. Based on the social exchange theory, the current study investigates whether job crafting serves a mediating role in this relationship and examines the moderating effect of perceived organizational support (POS) on the direct and indirect effects of transformational leadership on P-J fit. The two-wave data were collected from 213 full-time employees in Taiwan. The results indicated that (a) transformational leadership was positively related to P-J fit and job crafting, (b) job crafting was positively related to P-J fit, (c) job crafting mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and P-J fit, (d) when POS is high (vs. low POS), the positive relationship between transformational leadership and job crafting is stronger, and (e) when POS is high (vs. low POS), the indirect relationship between transformational leadership and P-J fit (via job crafting) is stronger.

Keywords: job crafting, P-J fit, perceived organizational support, social exchange theory, transformational leadership