Career Capital and Well-Being: A Configurational Perspective

Qian Xu, Zhe Hou, Chao Zhang, Feng Yu () and Tong Li
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Qian Xu: School of Education Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030000, China
Zhe Hou: School of Philosophy, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Chao Zhang: School of Education Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030000, China
Feng Yu: School of Philosophy, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Tong Li: School of Education Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030000, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 16, 1-10

Abstract: This study explored the configuration effect of human capital, social capital, and psychological capital on employee well-being. A total of 458 employees were investigated via a human capital scale, social capital scale, Chinese psychological capital scale, and multiple well-being questionnaire. The result of the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis showed that human capital, social capital, and psychological capital in the form of diversified configuration will achieve high well-being, characterized by “all roads lead to Rome”. Even without human capital and social capital, high well-being can be achieved as long as psychological capital exists. Psychological capital is the most critical factor affecting subjective well-being, followed by human capital and social capital. Compared with guanxi-oriented psychological capital, task-oriented psychological capital is a more critical factor in achieving high well-being.

Keywords: human capital; social capital; psychological capital; well-being; fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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