IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/intman/v30y2024i3s1075425324000127.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

How does perceived organizational support improve expatriates' outcomes during global crises? The mediating role of the ethical organizational climate in global organizations

Author

Listed:
  • Georgiadou, Andri
  • Amari, Amina
  • Swalhi, Abdelaziz
  • Hofaidhllaoui, Mahrane

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted expatriates' work experiences, emphasizing the need to understand how organizations can mitigate negative consequences through meaningful support. However, a research gap exists regarding the association between perceived organizational support and cross-cultural psychological capital, creativity, and turnover intentions among expatriates during global crises. Drawing on the Social Exchange Theory and Conservation of Resource model, this quantitative study collected data from 314 expatriates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the pandemic. Results revealed the significance of POS in reducing turnover intentions, fostering creativity, and enhancing cross-cultural psychological capital. These findings offer valuable recommendations for global organizations to fulfill their moral responsibility in providing meaningful support to expatriate employees during crises. Additionally, the study contributes to the literature on the impact of organizational support on expatriate outcomes amid uncertainty.

Suggested Citation

  • Georgiadou, Andri & Amari, Amina & Swalhi, Abdelaziz & Hofaidhllaoui, Mahrane, 2024. "How does perceived organizational support improve expatriates' outcomes during global crises? The mediating role of the ethical organizational climate in global organizations," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 30(3).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:intman:v:30:y:2024:i:3:s1075425324000127
    DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2024.101131
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1075425324000127
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.intman.2024.101131?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Nathan Eva & Alexander Newman & Qing Miao & Dan Wang & Brian Cooper, 2020. "Antecedents of Duty Orientation and Follower Work Behavior: The Interactive Effects of Perceived Organizational Support and Ethical Leadership," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 161(3), pages 627-639, January.
    2. Amina Amari & Mahrane Hofaidhllaoui & Abdelaziz Swalhi, 2021. "How Do Academics Manage their Stay and Career Prospects during their International Assignment? An Exploratory Analysis," Post-Print hal-04155656, HAL.
    3. Jakob Lauring & Jan Selmer, 2013. "Self-Initiated Expatriates in the Private vs. the Public Sector: Creativity and Work Outcomes," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(9), pages 649-658.
    4. Jean-Pierre Neveu & Stevan E. Hobfoll & Jonathon Halbesleben & M Westman, 2018. "Conservation of resources in the organizational context : the reality of resources and their consequences," Post-Print hal-02472360, HAL.
    5. Armstrong, J. Scott & Overton, Terry S., 1977. "Estimating Nonresponse Bias in Mail Surveys," MPRA Paper 81694, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    6. Karatepe, Osman M & Olugbade, Olusegun A, 2017. "The effects of work social support and career adaptability on career satisfaction and turnover intentions," Journal of Management & Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 23(3), pages 337-355, May.
    7. Albert Satorra & Peter Bentler, 2001. "A scaled difference chi-square test statistic for moment structure analysis," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 66(4), pages 507-514, December.
    8. Elena P. Antonacopoulou & Andri Georgiadou, 2021. "Leading through social distancing: The future of work, corporations and leadership from home," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(2), pages 749-767, March.
    9. Stijn Decoster & Jeroen Stouten & Thomas M. Tripp, 2021. "When Employees Retaliate Against Self-Serving Leaders: The Influence of the Ethical Climate," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 168(1), pages 195-213, January.
    10. Yidong Tu & Xinxin Lu & Jin Nam Choi & Wei Guo, 2019. "Ethical Leadership and Team-Level Creativity: Mediation of Psychological Safety Climate and Moderation of Supervisor Support for Creativity," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 159(2), pages 551-565, October.
    11. Jay Mulki & Jorge Jaramillo & William Locander, 2008. "Effect of Ethical Climate on Turnover Intention: Linking Attitudinal- and Stress Theory," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 78(4), pages 559-574, April.
    12. Daniel C Feldman & David C Thomas, 1992. "Career Management Issues Facing Expatriates," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 23(2), pages 271-293, June.
    13. Christopher Michaelson & Michael Pratt & Adam Grant & Craig Dunn, 2014. "Meaningful Work: Connecting Business Ethics and Organization Studies," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 121(1), pages 77-90, April.
    14. Gao, Yang & Zhao, Xin & Xu, Xiaobo & Ma, Fei, 2021. "A study on the cross level transformation from individual creativity to organizational creativity," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Michael Sheppard, 2020. "The relationship between discretionary slack and growth in small firms," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 16(1), pages 195-219, March.
    2. Ashill, Nicholas J. & Rod, Michel, 2011. "Burnout processes in non-clinical health service encounters," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 64(10), pages 1116-1127, October.
    3. Garrido-Moreno, Aurora & Padilla-Meléndez, Antonio, 2011. "Analyzing the impact of knowledge management on CRM success: The mediating effects of organizational factors," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 31(5), pages 437-444.
    4. Escrig-Tena, Ana B. & Segarra-Ciprés, Mercedes & García-Juan, Beatriz & Beltrán-Martín, Inmaculada, 2018. "The impact of hard and soft quality management and proactive behaviour in determining innovation performance," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 200(C), pages 1-14.
    5. Groza, Mark D. & Locander, David A. & Howlett, Charles H., 2016. "Linking thinking styles to sales performance: The importance of creativity and subjective knowledge," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 69(10), pages 4185-4193.
    6. Hsieh, Hui-Hsien & Wang, Yau-De, 2016. "Linking perceived ethical climate to organizational deviance: The cognitive, affective, and attitudinal mechanisms," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 69(9), pages 3600-3608.
    7. Sebastian Goebel & Barbara E. Weißenberger, 2017. "The Relationship Between Informal Controls, Ethical Work Climates, and Organizational Performance," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 141(3), pages 505-528, March.
    8. Jajja, Muhammad Shakeel Sadiq & Asif, Muhammad & Montabon, Frank & Chatha, Kamran Ali, 2020. "The indirect effect of social responsibility standards on organizational performance in apparel supply chains: A developing country perspective," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 139(C).
    9. Mavis Agyemang Opoku & Suk Bong Choi & Seung-Wan Kang, 2019. "Psychological Safety in Ghana: Empirical Analyses of Antecedents and Consequences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(1), pages 1-20, December.
    10. De Clercq, Dirk & Azeem, Muhammad Umer & Haq, Inam Ul & Bouckenooghe, Dave, 2020. "The stress-reducing effect of coworker support on turnover intentions: Moderation by political ineptness and despotic leadership," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 12-24.
    11. Rai, Arpana & Kim, Minseo & Singh, Sanjay Kumar, 2023. "Meaningful work from ethics perspective: Examination of ethical antecedents and outcomes of meaningful work," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 169(C).
    12. Germann, Frank & Lilien, Gary L. & Rangaswamy, Arvind, 2013. "Performance implications of deploying marketing analytics," International Journal of Research in Marketing, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 114-128.
    13. Anahí Van Hootegem & Hans De Witte, 2019. "Qualitative Job Insecurity and Informal Learning: A Longitudinal Test of Occupational Self-Efficacy and Psychological Contract Breach as Mediators," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(10), pages 1-24, May.
    14. Lazarova, Mila & Dimitrova, Mihaela & Dickmann, Michael & Brewster, Chris & Cerdin, Jean-Luc, 2021. "Career satisfaction of expatriates in humanitarian inter-governmental organizations," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 56(4).
    15. Kusi, Samuel Yaw & Gabrielsson, Peter & Baumgarth, Carsten, 2022. "How classical and entrepreneurial brand management increases the performance of internationalising SMEs?," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 57(5).
    16. Schaerer, Michael & Foulk, Trevor & du Plessis, Christilene & Tu, Min-Hsuan & Krishnan, Satish, 2021. "Just because you're powerless doesn't mean they aren't out to get you: Low power, paranoia, and aggression," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 165(C), pages 1-20.
    17. Mari Huhtala & Muel Kaptein & Joona Muotka & Taru Feldt, 2022. "Longitudinal Patterns of Ethical Organisational Culture as a Context for Leaders’ Well-Being: Cumulative Effects Over 6 Years," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 177(2), pages 421-442, May.
    18. Wei Si & Jialing Xiao & Leni Chen, 2023. "Fairly Meaningful: Mechanisms Linking Organizational Fairness to Perceived Meaningfulness," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 187(1), pages 53-72, September.
    19. Marco Guerci & Adelien Decramer & Thomas Waeyenberg & Ina Aust, 2019. "Moving Beyond the Link Between HRM and Economic Performance: A Study on the Individual Reactions of HR Managers and Professionals to Sustainable HRM," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 160(3), pages 783-800, December.
    20. Antonio Chirumbolo & Antonino Callea & Flavio Urbini, 2021. "The Effect of Job Insecurity and Life Uncertainty on Everyday Consumptions and Broader Life Projects during COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-20, May.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:intman:v:30:y:2024:i:3:s1075425324000127. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/601266/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.