Zhang Wei, Chin Tachia, Li Fa, Lin Chien-Liang, Shan Yi-Nan, Ventimiglia Francesca
College of Business, Honghe University, Mengzi, China.
College of Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Cixi, China.
Front Psychol. 2022 Mar 3;13:791636. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.791636. eCollection 2022.
Digitalization and advanced technologies are replacing human jobs. Around the world, many people have lost their jobs due to increasing digitalization. Similarly, Chinese expatriates associated with the manufacturing sector in emerging countries such as Vietnam face similar challenges. Therefore, Chinese expatriates need to bring competitiveness in their competencies. This competitiveness brings sustainability to their career. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of career competencies on career sustainability. Moreover, we test the mediating effect of lifelong learning in the relationship between career competencies and career sustainability. A questionnaire survey approach was used in this study. The target population was the Chinese expatriate managers working at China-invested manufacturing multinational organizations in Vietnam. To estimate the proposed relationships, we use structural equation modeling. The results are confirmed that in the direct relationship career competence has a positive impact on career sustainability. The findings of this study also indicate that career competencies have a positive impact on lifelong learning. Furthermore, outcomes confirmed that lifelong learning has a positive impact on career sustainability. Similarly, results are also confirmed that lifelong learning is positively mediating between career competencies and career sustainability. Therefore, the empirical results of this article identify that lifelong learning has a critical impact on sustainable careers. Specifically, this study is useful for mid-level managers who are associated with multinational organizations. At the end of this article, we also explained the practical implications, limitations, and future research directions.
数字化和先进技术正在取代人类工作岗位。在全球范围内，许多人因数字化程度不断提高而失去了工作。同样，在越南等新兴国家与制造业相关的中国外派人员也面临类似挑战。因此，中国外派人员需要在自身能力方面具备竞争力。这种竞争力为他们的职业带来可持续性。本研究的目的是调查职业能力对职业可持续性的影响。此外，我们检验终身学习在职业能力与职业可持续性之间关系中的中介作用。本研究采用问卷调查法。目标人群是在越南的中国投资制造业跨国组织工作的中国外派经理。为了估计所提出的关系，我们使用结构方程模型。结果证实，在直接关系中，职业能力对职业可持续性有积极影响。本研究的结果还表明，职业能力对终身学习有积极影响。此外，结果证实终身学习对职业可持续性有积极影响。同样，结果也证实终身学习在职业能力和职业可持续性之间起正向中介作用。因此，本文的实证结果表明终身学习对可持续职业有至关重要的影响。具体而言，本研究对与跨国组织相关的中层管理人员有用。在本文结尾，我们还解释了实际意义、局限性和未来研究方向。
