Work-to-life conflict and enrichment among international business travelers: : The role of international career orientation

• Autores: Liisa Mäkelä, Ulla Kinnunen, Vesa Suutaria
• Localización: Human Resource Management, ISSN-e 1099-050X, Vol. 54, Nº. 3, 2015, págs. 517-531
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The present study examines the direct and moderating effects of an international career orientation in the relationship between frequency and duration of international business traveling and work-to-life conflict and enrichment. In addition, the effort-reward imbalance that potentially features in the international business traveler's job was examined in relation to work-to-life conflict and enrichment. The study was conducted among 232 Finnish people in jobs requiring international business travel. A moderated hierarchical regression analysis shows that travel of considerable duration and a pronounced effort-reward imbalance had direct links to work-to-life conflict. In contrast, low effort-reward imbalance and a strong international career orientation had direct links to work-to-life enrichment. In addition, having a strong orientation to an international career decreases work-to-life conflict when a job requires very frequent traveling, but the moderation effect was not found in relation to duration of traveling. Our findings indicate that interventions aimed at reducing work-to-life conflict and increasing work-to-life enrichment among international business travelers should focus on fostering a balance between efforts and rewards at work. The extent of employees’ internationalism should also be considered when recruiting people into jobs involving international business travel