Work and non-work-related antecedents of expatriates' well-being : A meta-analysis
Faculty/Professorship: | Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour |
Author(s): | Biswas, Tania; Mäkelä, Liisa; Andresen, Maike ![]() |
Title of the Journal: | Human resource management review |
ISSN: | 1053-4822 |
Publisher Information: | Amsterdam : Elsevier |
Year of publication: | 2021 |
Volume: | 31 |
Issue: | Available online 29 December 2021 |
Pages: | 1-16 |
Language(s): | English |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.hrmr.2021.100889 |
Abstract: | Studies show a reduction in expatriates' well-being while abroad which entails a risk of low performance or even termination of the assignment abroad. To extend the knowledge of antecedents of expatriates' well-being, this meta-analytic review combines the empirical results from 24 studies. Concerning the conservation of resources theory, we distinguish between work-related and non-work-related antecedents (resources) and expose their relationship with expatriates' work well-being and general well-being. The meta-analysis shows that work well-being is positively anteceded by organizational support, work adjustment, and spousal support, whereas job factors and work-family interference are associated with decreased work well-being. General well-being negatively relates to work-family interference factors. The antecedents with the highest relative effect size are job factors on the negative side (resource loss) and organizational support on the positive side (resource gain). Work-family interference has the broadest impact on both work well-being and general well-being. |
GND Keywords: | Mitarbeiter; Auslandstätigkeit; Vorgeschichte; Wohlbefinden |
Keywords: | Meta-analysis, Expatriate, Work well-being, General well-being |
DDC Classification: | 650 Management & public relations |
RVK Classification: | QV 020 |
Peer Reviewed: | Ja |
International Distribution: | Ja |
Open Access Journal: | Ja |
Type: | Article |
URI: | https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/53353 |
Release Date: | 28. March 2022 |
Project: | Global mobility of employees |

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