A Study of Role Stressors and Job Satisfaction: The Case of MNCs in Collectivist Context
Job stressors in organizational studies are commonly known as role stressors. These include role overload (RO), role conflict (RC), role ambiguity (RA) and job insecurity (JI). We explored the predicting role of these stressors on the overall level of job stress (JS) and job satisfaction (JSF). More...
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doaj-2ec8cdf117a346219a6935a12a38f7702020-11-25T01:33:15ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2019-05-01954910.3390/bs9050049bs9050049A Study of Role Stressors and Job Satisfaction: The Case of MNCs in Collectivist ContextSaif-ud- Din0Mohammad Ishfaq1Muhammad Imran Khan2Muhammad Asif Khan3Department of HRM, College of Business, King Abdul Aziz University, Rabigh 21911, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Finance, College of Business, King Abdul Aziz University, Rabigh 21911, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Management, Qurtuba University of Science and IT, Dera Ismail Khan 29050, PakistanDepartment of Marketing, College of Business, King Abdul Aziz University, Rabigh 21911, Saudi ArabiaJob stressors in organizational studies are commonly known as role stressors. These include role overload (RO), role conflict (RC), role ambiguity (RA) and job insecurity (JI). We explored the predicting role of these stressors on the overall level of job stress (JS) and job satisfaction (JSF). Moreover, we tested the role of JS as a mediator between the relationship of role stressors and JSF in a multinational corporation (MNC) in a non-western collectivist context (Pakistan). We obtained data through field surveys from 173 engineering employees from the electrical, mechanical, safety and chemical divisions. Role stressors significantly predicted overall level of JS and JSF. JS was also found to partially mediate the relationship between role stressors and JSF. The study findings suggest that foreign ownership needs to focus not only on the economic value, but also the organizational and job design to mitigate the detrimental role of selected stressors. The results of this study have important implications for MNCs in general, and in developing countries in particular. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed with recommendations.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/9/5/49role stressorsjob stressjob satisfactionmediation analysismultinational corporationcollectivist context |
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A Study of Role Stressors and Job Satisfaction: The Case of MNCs in Collectivist Context |
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A Study of Role Stressors and Job Satisfaction: The Case of MNCs in Collectivist Context |
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Job stressors in organizational studies are commonly known as role stressors. These include role overload (RO), role conflict (RC), role ambiguity (RA) and job insecurity (JI). We explored the predicting role of these stressors on the overall level of job stress (JS) and job satisfaction (JSF). Moreover, we tested the role of JS as a mediator between the relationship of role stressors and JSF in a multinational corporation (MNC) in a non-western collectivist context (Pakistan). We obtained data through field surveys from 173 engineering employees from the electrical, mechanical, safety and chemical divisions. Role stressors significantly predicted overall level of JS and JSF. JS was also found to partially mediate the relationship between role stressors and JSF. The study findings suggest that foreign ownership needs to focus not only on the economic value, but also the organizational and job design to mitigate the detrimental role of selected stressors. The results of this study have important implications for MNCs in general, and in developing countries in particular. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed with recommendations. |
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