It's better to give than to receive: Psychological need satisfaction mediating links between <i>wasta</i> (favouritism) and individuals' psychological distress

Alwerthan, Tarik Abdulkreem; Swanson, Dena Phillips; Rogge, Ronald D.

doi:10.1002/ijop.12419

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“…PNS has been studied as mediator in numerous studies (e.g. Alwerthan et al, 2017;Kovjanic et al, 2013;Van den Broeck et al, 2008), confirming the importance of this motivational factor as an underlying mechanism for explaining individual attitude and behavior in quest for well-being in a social setting. The conservation of resources theory (Hobfoll, 1989(Hobfoll, , 2001(Hobfoll, , 2002 suggests that individuals seek to protect, retain, and accumulate the resources that are desirable and instrumental for attaining higher order goals.…”

Section: Cq Pns and Wementioning

confidence: 88%

Cultural intelligence and work engagement of expatriate academics: The role of psychological needs satisfaction

Ramalu

Subramaniam

2019

Int'l Jnl of Cross Cultural Management

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Cultural intelligence (CQ) has received considerable research attention in studies on expatriates. However, most of the studies on this have been conducted on business expatriates, neglecting other types of expatriates, such as self-initiated expatriate academics. The growing number of expatriate academics taking up faculty positions in universities in an upper middle-income economy, like Malaysia, which is known for its complex cultural, racial, and religious diversity, has posed greater challenges to human resource managers of the respective universities. This study aims to examine the direct and indirect effects of CQ on work engagement (WE) with the presence of psychological needs satisfaction (PNS) as a mediating factor. Using a sample of 152 expatriate academics employed in 20 Malaysian public universities, it is found that PNS partially mediates the relationship between CQ and WE. In other words, the relationship between CQ and WE is both direct and indirect and mediated through PNS. The findings give rise to a number of implications, both theoretical and practical, in cross-cultural management research.

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Section: Cq Pns and Wementioning

confidence: 88%

Cultural intelligence and work engagement of expatriate academics: The role of psychological needs satisfaction

Ramalu

Subramaniam

2019

Int'l Jnl of Cross Cultural Management

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“…This benefit extends to organisations, which can use wasta to secure qualified and loyal employees when certain skills are lacking (Mann, 2013(Mann, , 2014. Wasta provision is associated with higher levels of need satisfaction and correspondingly lower levels of distress (Alwerthan, 2016;Alwerthan et al, 2017). However, wasta can have negative aspects, both for its practitioners and for others.…”

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“…However, its connotations are wider than this simplistic definition. Some recent research depicts wasta , similar to other social networks such as guanxi and blat , as a common, if not necessary, way of doing business in the regions and cultures in which each practice prevails (Alwerthan et al, 2017; Gold & Naufal, 2012; Hutchings & Weir, 2006a, 2006b). It could therefore be argued that Wasta is not just favouritism or corruption, but rather a part of the culture that creates cohesion in the countries of the Arab Middle East.…”

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Wasta: Advancing a Holistic Model to Bridge the Micro-Macro Divide

Ali

Weir

2020

Manag. Organ. Rev.

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This article offers a synthesis of understandings of wasta, seen as a form of social network prevalent in the Arab Middle East. Whilst there has been increasing interest in this practice, research remains fragmented and has been criticised for its limited theoretical rigor. To address this issue, a systematic review of peer-reviewed journal articles exploring wasta published between 1993 and 2019 was conducted. We analysed the identified papers according to the theoretical lens from which wasta was viewed, creating a bridge between a theoretical focus on the macro aspect of wasta and an alternative focus on its micro aspects, leading to the development of a holistic model of wasta. The model also helps us to understand the complexity of wasta, both as the network itself and as the social ties that exist among its members, and sheds light on the complex nature of the role and interactions of the wasta. The findings respond to calls for more holistic and inclusive research to inform social networks research and bridge the micro–macro divide. This article offers recommendations to future researchers to build on the holistic and emic approach to wasta research adopted here.

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“…This paper presents a theoretic model considering corruption for the first time as a psychosocially contagious disorder. Thus, a limited literature was found in relation to this context 1,[3][4][5][6][7][8] , and nothing at all was found considering corruption as a medical or psychosocial condition. Corruption is similar to AIDS in terms of transmission, course and consequences.…”

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“…Still, the phenomenon of corruption continues with all its types to be one of the most important structural problems that developing societies experience 1 , particularly in any society undergoing rapid social transition from a closed collective system to an open developing society, as it is the case in the Iraqi Kurdistan 2 . Wasta (distribution of favours among family, friends and tribe) is representing one of the largest sources of corruption in several countries in the Middle East 3 . It has been shown to be psychologically more beneficial to the givers of corruption than to the receivers.…”

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Corruption as a Contagious Psychosocial Disorder, a Conceptual Analysis

Ahmad

2020

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Background: Corruption is defined as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It is a worldwide phenomenon, particularly in the developing societies. It has been mentioned as a cause of destruction of many empires and powerful states in the history. No effective evidence-based prevention or treatment has been identified, yet. The objective of this study is to describe a conceptual framework using psychosocial analysis based on current scientific theories to explain corruption as a contagious psychosocial disorder to be correctly diagnosed, prevented and treated. Methods: This is a theoretic conceptual analysis describing corruption for the first time in terms of contagious psychosocial disorder. The sample concerns structural and functional positions at the Child Mental Health Center (CMHC) in the city of Duhok, Kurdistan region of Iraq (KRI) during December 2018-February 2019.No experimental or clinical data are included. Accordingly, a package of Psychosocial Anti-Corruption Tools (PACT) is presented as an intervention to replace identified actions of corruption. Results: Specific diagnostic criteria, such as: Illegal or un authorized gain, more than one salary, unjustified power position…etc., are found to classify corruption as a contagious psychosocial disorder according to current theories concerning a etiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, consequences, prevention and treatment. This is the first pilot project that has been started at a governmental organization. Conclusions: Corruption can be Hypothesised as a contagious psychosocial disorder to be tested in further rigorous research in other cultures, societies, and countries where corruption is prevailing.

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It's better to give than to receive: Psychological need satisfaction mediating links between wasta (favouritism) and individuals' psychological distress

Cited by 37 publications

References 21 publications

Cultural intelligence and work engagement of expatriate academics: The role of psychological needs satisfaction

Cultural intelligence and work engagement of expatriate academics: The role of psychological needs satisfaction

Wasta: Advancing a Holistic Model to Bridge the Micro-Macro Divide

Corruption as a Contagious Psychosocial Disorder, a Conceptual Analysis

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