Well-being and its associated factors among migrant workers in food and beverage industry: a cross-sectional study in China
ISSN: 0007-070X
Article publication date: 25 January 2022
Issue publication date: 1 November 2022
Abstract
Purpose
Drawing upon Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory, a comprehensive model exploring the relationships among four distinct culture values and their influence on employees' turnover intention through the mediating roles of organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior was developed and tested.
Design/methodology/approach
This study covers 585 migrant workers from nine countries who work in the food and beverage industry in Guangzhou, China. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data collected from these migrant workers.
Findings
The results reveal that (1) among the four culture values, only uncertainty avoidance, collectivism orientation and masculinity orientation significantly affect organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior, (2) organizational commitment is significantly positively related to organizational citizenship behavior and (3) both organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior have a negative direct effect on turnover intention, while organizational citizenship behavior has a stronger impact on migrants' turnover intention than organizational commitment.
Originality/value
The issue of cultural diversity, particularly among relevant migrant workers in the hospitality industry in developing countries, such as China, needs more attention than ever.
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Acknowledgements
This research was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No: 41901170), Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (Grant No: 2019A1515011385), and the Guangdong Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science (Grant No: GD19CGL31).
Data availability statement: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Ethical Statement: Ethics approval was not required for this research.
Conflict of interest: On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.
Citation
Zhang, B., Cai, X., Li, J.(J). and He, B. (2022), "Well-being and its associated factors among migrant workers in food and beverage industry: a cross-sectional study in China", British Food Journal, Vol. 124 No. 11, pp. 3855-3870. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-03-2021-0236
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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