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Disentangling employees' passion and work-related outcomes through the lens of cross-cultural examination: a two-wave empirical study

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  • Khalid Mehmood
  • Fauzia Jabeen
  • Khadija Ibrahim Salim Al Hammadi
  • Asma Al Hammadi
  • Yaser Iftikhar
  • Moza Tahnoon AlNahyan

Abstract

Purpose - Drawing on the self-determination theory, this cross-cultural study aims to examine the associations between the dualistic framework of work passion and work outcomes (job satisfaction, job engagement and workaholism). Design/methodology/approach - Using data from a time-lagged design with two-waves, service organizations employees of the UAE (n = 150) and Canada (n = 154) participated in the study. Hierarchical regression analysis is used to analyze the associations among the variables. Findings - The study results support the harmonious and obsessive passion relationships with the identified work outcomes. In both the UAE and Canada, harmonious and obsessive passion predicted all three hypothesized work outcomes (workaholism, job satisfaction and job engagement). The study also acknowledged various culture-specific work passion effects. Research limitations/implications - The study encompasses the dichotomy of the work passion paradigm to compare between East and West. The examination of the work passion results offers a precise method to examine in what manner the two types of passion is linked to different work outcomes. Harmonious and obsessive passion is associated with negative (workaholism) and positive (job satisfaction and job engagement) outcomes. Accordingly, the findings strengthen the conceptual outline of the passion construct. Moreover, the research highlighted the importance of enriching the organization's environment with passionate human capital. This study shall help the decision-makers to formulate the suitable strategies to imbibe passion within the work culture. Originality/value - This study contributes to the literature by being the first to compare the influence of harmonious and obsessive passion on work outcomes between the East and West cultures. Also, in this study, we draw upon the self-determination theory to investigate how work passion affects employees' work outcomes in a cross-cultural setting.

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  • Khalid Mehmood & Fauzia Jabeen & Khadija Ibrahim Salim Al Hammadi & Asma Al Hammadi & Yaser Iftikhar & Moza Tahnoon AlNahyan, 2022. "Disentangling employees' passion and work-related outcomes through the lens of cross-cultural examination: a two-wave empirical study," International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 44(1), pages 37-57, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijmpps:ijm-11-2020-0532
    DOI: 10.1108/IJM-11-2020-0532
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