Examining the psychological strain-affective organisational commitment relationship when jointly moderated by emotional support and in-group collectivism: a cross-cultural perspective. (30th May 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Junior, David L. Ford; Fang, Ray; Ismail, Kiran M.; Ziegler, Laurie L.; Chen, Hao; McNulty, Diane
• Is Part Of: International journal of business and globalisation. Volume 34:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 75
• Page End: 92
• Publication Date: 2023-05-30
• Subjects: job demands-resources model -- conservation of resources theory -- emotional support -- psychological strain -- in-group collectivism -- affective organisational commitment; International business enterprises -- Periodicals; Business ethics -- Periodicals; International economic integration -- Periodicals; Globalization -- Periodicals; 338.88105
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-3627

Abstract

We develop a framework to study the effects of emotional support in the relationship between psychological strain and affective organisational commitment in different cultural contexts. Based on the job demands-resources model and conservation of resources theory, we hypothesise that employees' emotional support and in-group collectivism orientation jointly moderate the relationship between psychological strain and affective organisational commitment. We tested the hypothesis on a sample of 2, 702 respondents from eight different countries: Germany, India, Indonesia, Poland, South Korea, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the USA. The results highlight the roles of emotional support and in-group collectivism in employees' responses to psychological strain.