‘‘Be Happy’’ While You Can: How Expatriates’ Accomplishments Affect Their Subjective Well-Being and Job Satisfaction

Drawing upon the “happy-productive worker” hypothesis and the Job Demands-Resources model, we examine whether expatriates’ well-being mediates the association between expatriates’ interaction adjustment and job satisfaction; and whether this indirect effect is moderated by expatriates’ perceived acc...

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Autores: Bastida Domínguez, María, Bande Vilela, María Belén, Pinto, Luisa H., Castro-González, Sandra
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/40210
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40210
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Expatriates
Adjustment
International assignments
Subjective well-being
Job satisfaction
Descrição
Resumo:Drawing upon the “happy-productive worker” hypothesis and the Job Demands-Resources model, we examine whether expatriates’ well-being mediates the association between expatriates’ interaction adjustment and job satisfaction; and whether this indirect effect is moderated by expatriates’ perceived accomplishment of the organizational goals for the assignment. Based on responses from 148 assigned expatriates we confirmed the expected indirect influence of expatriates’ well-being and the moderated mediation of expatriates’ accomplishment of organizational goals. This study offers implications for scholars studying subjective well-being in the international work context and organizations aiming to increase their global competitiveness without jeopardizing workers’ well-being.