Determinants of life satisfaction and country loyalty among Korean residents in Vietnam - Focus on culture and career engagement

Abstract

With the continuing globalization of the expatriates, it is critical to understand why some people excel in inter-cultural contexts to develop their career path. The study investigated the determinants of life satisfaction and country loyalty towards Korean residents having life in Ho Chi Minh City and these determinants were related to culture and career engagement. The study conducted the mass survey in the quantitative research approach and collected 193 valid cases for data analysis. The data analysis was implemented in Smart-PLS statistical program with Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). It found that cognitive cultural intelligence had a significantly positive impact on career engagement; cognitive cultural intelligence had a significantly positive impact on life satisfaction; career engagement had a considerably positive influence on life satisfaction. The measuring of moderating effects revealed that social injustice had a significantly on the causal relationship between cognitive cultural intelligence and career engagement. The study may send theoretical contribution and practical implications.