A multi-dimensional analysis of the subjective well-being of self-initiated expatriates: The case of Nigerian expatriates in Germany |
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| Authors: | Hemant Merchant Rekha Rao-Nicholson Eromosele Golden Iheikhena |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Professor of Global Business, Muma College of Business, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA;2. Professor of Management, Essex Business School, University of Essex, Colchester, UK;3. German Graduate School of Management & Law, Heilbronn, Germany |
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| Abstract: | This paper examines the role of four types of influences on the Subjective Well-Being of Nigerian self-initiated expatriates in Germany: (1) Individual, (2) Group, (3) Social, and (4) Organizational. Based on survey data from 377 respondents, we find that variables in all four categories influence subjective well-being. Our findings generally agree with the results predicted by the theory, albeit a few counter-intuitive findings. Above all, our results indicate the potency of social- and group-level influences. The individual- and organizational-level influences, too, are significant, although to a slightly lesser extent. Overall, our results suggest that “soft” factors play an important role in augmenting perceptions about one's own well-being in the context of international assignments. |
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| Keywords: | group factors individual factors organizational factors self-initiated expatriates societal factors subjective well-being |
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