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THRIVING AND JOB SATISFACTION IN MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS OF MNCS

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Purpose of the article The aim of the paper is to analyze the relationship between thriving and job satisfaction in multicultural environments of multinational corporations (MNCs). Methodology/methods The quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted on the sample of 128 individuals from subsidiaries of various MNCs located in Poland involved in intercultural interactions. Scientific aim The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between thriving and job satisfaction in multicultural workplaces of MNCs. It was assumed that learning is more salient than vitality in a multicultural work setting. Further, it was supposed that both components of thriving relate to overall job satisfaction and the satisfaction with intercultural interactions at work. Job tenure, job position and gender were controlled. Findings Learning was more salient than vitality in a group of specialists and managers working in multicultural work settings. After the control for job tenure, job position and gender, it was vitality not learning that was related to their overall satisfaction. In contrast, both components of thriving were related to the participants' satisfaction with intercultural interactions Conclusions It is probably the first study which quantitatively tests thriving in the model of intercultural interactions at work and includes job satisfaction as an outcome of thriving. The limitations concern a cross-sectional study and a convenient sample from different units and MNCs. The study contributes to the literature on job satisfaction in MNCs and cross-cultural management. It emphasizes the role of thriving in job satisfaction in the multicultural context. It shows that MNCs should hire employees who want to enhance their growth. In MNCs' multicultural environments such employees may thrive, which also helps them to be satisfied with their job. MNCs should also be concerned with employees' affective states to enhance their opportunities for learning.

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Tytuł wydania:
21st International Scientific Conference on SMART AND EFFICIENT ECONOMY: PREPARATION FOR THE FUTURE INNOVATIVE ECONOMY strony 111 - 119
Język:
angielski
Rok wydania:
2016
Opis bibliograficzny:
Rozkwitalska M., Basińska B..: THRIVING AND JOB SATISFACTION IN MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS OF MNCS, W: 21st International Scientific Conference on SMART AND EFFICIENT ECONOMY: PREPARATION FOR THE FUTURE INNOVATIVE ECONOMY, 2016, Brno Univ Technol, Fac Business & Management, Brno, CZECH REPUBLIC,.
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Politechnika Gdańska

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