CSR Perceptions and Career Satisfaction: The Role of Psychological Capital and Moral Identity

Basheer M. Al-Ghazali, M. Sadiq Sohail and Ibrahim Ali M. Jumaan
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Basheer M. Al-Ghazali: Department of Business Administration, Dammam Community College, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
M. Sadiq Sohail: Department of Management and Marketing, KFUPM Business School, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Ibrahim Ali M. Jumaan: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Commerce, Amran University, Amran 30016, Yemen

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 12, 1-22

Abstract: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) at the macro-level has been explored quite extensively, but how it affects employee-level outcomes was only recently researched. This paper draws on insights from the micro-foundation of CSR in explaining the effect of employees’ CSR perceptions on their career satisfaction. Moreover, the mediating role of psychological capital and the moderating role of moral identity are also explored. Data were collected from a cross-industry sample of 383 employees in Saudi Arabia. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses. The results show that CSR perceptions positively affected career satisfaction, and psychological capital mediated the effect of CSR perceptions on career satisfaction. Both factors of moral identity (internalized and symbolic) positively moderated the link between CSR perceptions and psychological capital. Finally, the indirect effect of CSR perceptions on career satisfaction via psychological capital was moderated by internalized moral identity and symbolic moral identity. Organizations can enhance career satisfaction by communicating to employees about CSR programs, initiatives, and actions. Moreover, employees should be provided with a working environment that provides them with the most resources so that they can feel confident, hopeful, resilient, and optimistic.

Keywords: CSR; sustainability; career satisfaction; career success; psychological capital; moral identity; identity; sustainable careers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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