Mechanisms Linking Nationality and Subjective Well-Being in Managers in China and the United States

Subjective well-being (SWB) refers to satisfaction with one's life and experience of more frequent pleasant emotions as compared to unpleasant emotions (Diener et al., 1999). In the workplace, SWB affects the productivity of employees, their ability to make decisions, and attendance (Danna and Griffin, 1999). Because employees spend a substantial part of their lives at work, and are dependent on their job to meet several personal needs, their...