The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of career development support for repatriates on their intention to leave and job performance, and to suggest the continuous development of career and global human resources. This study set the fol...
The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of career development support for repatriates on their intention to leave and job performance, and to suggest the continuous development of career and global human resources. This study set the following three questions:
First, how are career development support and the intention to leave in repatriates related to job performance?
Second, how are career commitment and the organizational commitment in repatriates related to the job performance and intention to leave?
Third, how do the intermediary variables of organizational commitment and career commitment affect the precedent variable of career development and the consequential variable of job performance and intention to leave?
For this study, a questionnaire was created for 183 repatriates from three subsidiary corporations of domestic large conglomerates (D Co., L Co., and P Co.). To determine the relationship between career development support and intention to leave and organizational commitment, career commitment and job performance, a correlation analysis was done. In addition, to identify the relationship between the measured variables of the study model, its feasibility, and any intermediary effect, structural equation modeling analysis was conducted.
The results are summarized below.
First, according to the correlation analysis of career development support and job performance, growth opportunity and support from bosses are related to job performance. An analysis of the causality model revealed that career development support does not affect job performance. According to an analysis of the correlation between career development support and intention to leave, all of the subsidiary variables of career development support are negatively correlated with intention to leave. A causality analysis of the research model found that career development support had a significant impact on whether the employee intends to leave.
Second, the analysis uncovered that both organizational and career commitment are positively correlated with job performance and negatively correlated with an intention to leave. According to the causality analysis of the research model, continuous commitment, one of the subsidiary variables of organizational commitment, significantly influences both job performance and intention to leave. Career commitment proved to affect job performance significantly, whereas it did not significantly affect intention to leave.
Third, according to the respective identification of an intermediary effect of organizational and career commitment in the relationship in which career development support and intention to leave have with job performance, a total of four paths were found to be effective, as follows: 1) career development support → continuous commitment → job performance, 2) career development support → affective commitment → job performance, 3) career development support → career commitment → job performance, and 4) career development support → career commitment → intention to leave. Among the subsidiary variables of career development support, only continuous commitment has an intermediary function between career development support and job performance. Between career development support and job performance, career commitment and continuous commitment perform an intermediary function. Meanwhile, between career development support and intention to leave, only continuous commitment serves an intermediary function.
The results of this study of continuous career development in repatriates and the development of global human resources allow several conclusions.
First, as career development support for repatriates can deliver positive recognition of organizational support and can affect their job performance positively, it is desirable to execute active career development support at the level of the organization.
Second, in order to maintain the continuity of global human resource development, the career development support activities should be designed so as to reduce the intention to leave of repatriates.
Third, in order to ensure a positive attitude in expatriates returning to the organization, it is effective to enhance their continuous commitment and career commitment. As it requires a considerable amount of time to establish a positive attitude in employees toward their organization, career development support for repatriates should be conducted systematically. If this occurs, such a support program can contribute to enhancing their job performance.
In summary, when the career development support strategy is established and operated, systematic schemes should be arranged to enhance the continuous commitment and the career commitment of the repatriates. It is also necessary to make efforts to increase the individual job performance of the repatriates at the level of the organization.