The Effect of the Perceived Overqualification on Job Crafting in National Iranian Oil Company

The omnipresent objective of the present investigation was to examine the organizational behavior of those employees who possess qualifications beyond their job demands. More precisely, in the present research, the association between Perceived Overqualification (POQ) and Job Crafting was examined. In terms of research objective, it was applied and in terms of data collection, the study was descriptive (cross-sectional). The participants were randomly chosen from National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). To measure POQ, Self-efficacy, and Job Crafting, inquirers used Maynard et al. (2006), Schwarzer and Jerusalem (1995), and Tims et al. (2012) respectively. In order to test the conceptual model, researchers used Structural Equation Modeling via SPSS and AMOS. According to AMOS output, path coefficient of -0.013 and t = -0.500 indicated that Perceived Overqualification was not directly related to job crafting, . However, the two constructs were indirectly and positively associated regarding the mediating role of Self-efficacy.