Job crafting and guanxi networks: sustaining organisational commitment among non-tenured faculty in Chinese double first-class universities

Key Points

• The research aims to explore the relationship between job crafting and organizational commitment among non-tenured faculty in Chinese universities.
• Conducted qualitative interviews with non-tenured faculty members.
• Analyzed the impact of job crafting on faculty's relationships within their guanxi networks.
• Assessed levels of organizational commitment through surveys and feedback.
• Identified positive correlations between job crafting and increased organizational commitment.
• Found that strong guanxi networks enhance the effects of job crafting.
• Demonstrated that faculty who engage in job crafting report higher job satisfaction.