TY - JOUR
T1 - The Impact of Gender and Family Location on Job Characteristics and Organizational Commitment of Expatriates in Mainland, China
AU - Liu, Sheng-Wen
AU - Norcio, Ralph
AU - Yang, Ying-Chieh
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - The present study explored the role of gender and family location in moderating the impact of job characteristics on organizational commitment. A valid sample of 389 Taiwanese expatriates was invited to participate by e-mail. The methods of data analysis used in this study consisted of exploratory factor analysis, internal consistency reliability, and moderated multiple regression. Findings indicate that job characteristics sub-variables, variety and autonomy, significantly influence organizational commitment positively while friendship opportunity and task identity significantly influence organizational commitment negatively. Gender is identified as moderating relationships between job characteristics and organizational commitment. The implications for future research are also discussed.
AB - The present study explored the role of gender and family location in moderating the impact of job characteristics on organizational commitment. A valid sample of 389 Taiwanese expatriates was invited to participate by e-mail. The methods of data analysis used in this study consisted of exploratory factor analysis, internal consistency reliability, and moderated multiple regression. Findings indicate that job characteristics sub-variables, variety and autonomy, significantly influence organizational commitment positively while friendship opportunity and task identity significantly influence organizational commitment negatively. Gender is identified as moderating relationships between job characteristics and organizational commitment. The implications for future research are also discussed.
UR - https://www.academia.edu/33700308/The_impact_of_gender_and_family_location_on_job_characteristics_and_organizational_commitment_of_expatriates_in_mainland_China
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/6a01b123-f907-320e-9f8d-d24c909b3d5a/
U2 - 10.5897/AJBM11.2320
DO - 10.5897/AJBM11.2320
M3 - Article
VL - 6
SP - 1532
EP - 1544
JO - African Journal of Business Management
JF - African Journal of Business Management
IS - 4
ER -