...M.B. Saikrishna Purpose This study investigates how idiosyncratic deals (I-deals) shape employee engagement and performance, emphasizing the mediating mechanisms of work-life balance (WLB), perceived organizational support (POS) and intrinsic motivation (IM). Drawing on the job demands–resources...

...Chang Su; Thomas W.H. Ng Purpose Unlike previous studies highlighting the benefits of idiosyncratic deals (i-deals), this study proposes that the occurrences of some events may lead i-deals to be perceived by recipients of i-deals (i-dealers) as negative experiences instead of positive ones. We...

...Danina Mainka; Annika Pestotnik; Sarah Altmann Purpose Whereas job crafting and idiosyncratic deals (i-deals) have primarily been studied in white-collar jobs, there is a lack of research on job design in less skilled and highly structured work. Our study addresses this gap by analyzing...

... research on idiosyncratic deals (i-deals). The authors suggest TFL as a predictor of task and development-based i-deals, and propose i-deals as a mediating mechanism linking TFL to employee outcomes (job satisfaction, job stress and manager-rated performance). Design/methodology/approach The authors...

...Anastasia Katou; Pawan Budhwar; Mohinder D. Chand Purpose This paper examines the relationship between timing of negotiations and idiosyncratic deals (i-deals) through the moderating effects of core self-evaluations (CSE), and between i-deals and employee reactions through the moderating effects...