ROLE OF LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE, JOB CRAFTING AND THRIVING AT WORK ON ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Abstract

This study examined job crafting and thriving at work as correlates of organizationaleffectiveness among civil servants: the moderating role of leader-member exchange. A total of 205participants were selected using systematic and simple random sampling. The study adopted surveydesign and consequently, multiple moderation regression statistics was employed for data analysis. Jobcrafting positively correlated with organizational effectiveness at r = .37, p< .01 and .19, p< .05 levelof significance. Thriving at work negatively correlated with organizational effectiveness at r = -.80, p<.01, and -.64, p< .01. Job crafting and thriving at work significantly predicted organizationaleffectiveness among employees at F (6,198) = 462.84, p<. 01. LMX moderated the relationship betweenjob crafting and thriving at work and organizational effectiveness at F (7,197) = 592.76, p <. 01. Theresearcher recommended that leaders should take appropriate measures to encourage their employeesto craft on their jobs.