Open AccessThe Influence of Work-Family Conflict on Taiwanese Expatriates' Burnout and Turnover Intention in China: Guanxi as a Moderator
Author(s) -
Kuo-Shu Yuan,
TungJu Wu,
Margaret Flynn
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista de cercetare şi intervenţie socială
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.129
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1584-5397
pISSN - 1583-3410
DOI - 10.33788/rcis.64.12
Subject(s) - guanxi , moderation , expatriate , psychology , china , social psychology , context (archaeology) , supervisor , work–family conflict , work (physics) , business , management , political science , paleontology , mechanical engineering , law , biology , engineering , economics
Guanxi has been shown to play an important role in the management of Taiwanese expatriates assigned to China. In this study, we examined the relationships between expatriates’ work-family conflict, burnout, and intent to return early and the moderate role of supervisor-subordinate Guanxi in these relationships from the perspective of job demands-resources model. We used a two-waved data from a sample of 257 Taiwanese expatriates in China, and the results supported the moderating hypotheses of supervisor-subordinate Guanxi. Besides, burnout mediated the effect of work-family conflict on intent to return early, only when Taiwanese expatriates perceived low levels of supervisor-subordinate Guanxi. Finally, Guanxi would be a buffer for expatriate assignment management in the Chinese context.