Understanding the impact of culture on job satisfaction, work motivation, work engagement, affect balance, emotional intelligence and happiness

Even after the internet made the world a global village, cultural differences are still quite prevalent. Henceforth, it is very important to be aware of these cultural differences to have pacific and respectable cross-border relations. The present study aimed to explore the effects of culture onjob...

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Published in:IAHRW International journal of social sciences review 2018-12, Vol.6 (10), p.1991-2001
Main Authors: Chib, Muskaan, Anand, Pooja V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Collectivism
Cultural differences
Culture
Emotional intelligence
Emotions
Employees
Extrinsic motivation
Femininity
Happiness
Individualism
Intelligence
Intrinsic motivation
Job satisfaction
Motivation
Society
Work
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Summary:Even after the internet made the world a global village, cultural differences are still quite prevalent. Henceforth, it is very important to be aware of these cultural differences to have pacific and respectable cross-border relations. The present study aimed to explore the effects of culture onjob satisfaction, work motivation, work engagement, affect balance, emotional intelligence and happiness. The study also examined the interrelationship between job satisfaction, work motivation, work engagement, affect balance, emotional intelligence and happiness. The significant predictor variables of happiness were also discovered. The sample comprised of 110 employees of Nestle. The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (Weiss et al., 1967); The Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (Tremblay et al., 1985-2000); Work Engagement Scale (Schaufeli & Bakker, 2003); Affect Balance Scale (Bradbum, 1969); Assessing Emotions Scale (Schutte, 1998); and Subjective Happiness Scale (Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999) were administered. The results depicted significant positive correlations among job satisfaction, work motivation, work engagement and emotional intelligence. Affect balance was also found to have significant positive correlations with work motivation, work engagement, emotional intelligence and happiness. Significant differences were reported in job satisfaction and work engagement between the Indian and the Swiss employees. Multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that work motivation and affect balance were the significant predictors ofhappiness.
ISSN:2347-3797