Chinese study finds helping proactively improves employee wellbeing
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 7 December 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The study was intended to find out if there was a difference between reactive and proactive helping in terms of developing wellbeing.
Design/methodology/approach
There were two studies. Study One involved doing interviews with employees in Chinese businesses, then creating a scale that was used to test a series of hypotheses in Study Two.
Findings
The results showed that proactive helping behavior has a significantly positive effect on employees’ well-being. But the coefficients of reactive helping behavior toward work well-being were not significant. Finally, the results showed the significant effect of meaningfulness as a mediator for employees’ wellbeing for both proactive and reactive helping.
Originality/value
The authors felt their research had practical implications for both employees and managers. Specifically, their insights into the nature of different forms of helping could help them manage their careers. Many previous research papers have shown that those who help others are more likely to have successful careers. But the paper suggests that employees who help proactively may gain much more benefit than those helping reactively.
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Citation
(2019), "Chinese study finds helping proactively improves employee wellbeing", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 28 No. 1, pp. 23-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-09-2019-0226
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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