Putting sustainable human resource management and workplace eudaimonic well-being into cross-cultural context

Author Collaboration of "Putting sustainable human resource management and workplace eudaimonic well-being into cross-cultural context"; Agnieszka Wojtczuk-Turek; Dariusz Turek; Paweł Jurek; Fiona Edgar; Belgin Okay-Somerville; Nataliya Podgorodnichenko; Timur A. Sevincer

doi:10.1016/j.emj.2026.03.008

Putting sustainable human resource management and workplace eudaimonic well-being into cross-cultural context

Author Collaboration of "Putting sustainable human resource management and workplace eudaimonic well-being into cross-cultural context"
, Agnieszka Wojtczuk-Turek^*
, Dariusz Turek
, Paweł Jurek
, Fiona Edgar
, Belgin Okay-Somerville
, Nataliya Podgorodnichenko
, Timur A. Sevincer

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This study examines how sustainable human resource management (HRM) impacts employee work engagement and eudaimonic well-being across cultural contexts that differ on individualism-collectivism dimension. Theoretically, the study draws from Self-Determination Theory (SDT; Ryan & Deci, 2017) and the model of culture fit (Aycan et al., 1999). Using data from 14,502 employees nested in 54 countries working in a variety of positions across different sectors, we found support for our hypothesized model—that is, sustainable HRM was positively related to employee eudaimonic well-being via enhanced work engagement. The study found that one moderating effect—the relationship between work engagement and eudaimonic well-being—was stronger in countries that are more individualistic rather than collectivistic. The findings provide support for the universality of the SDT-based approach to understanding employee experiences based on sustainable HRM and cultural variations that inform work-related eudaimonic well-being. Our study advances existing cross-cultural research on sustainable HRM and employee well-being.

Original language	English
Journal	European Management Journal
Number of pages	15
ISSN	0263-2373
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2026.03.008
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 30.03.2026

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Research areas and keywords

Eudaimonic well-being
Individualism-collectivism
Model of culture fit
Self determination theory
Sustainable HRM
Work engagement

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Strategy and Management

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Author Collaboration of "Putting sustainable human resource management and workplace eudaimonic well-being into cross-cultural context", Wojtczuk-Turek, A., Turek, D., Jurek, P., Edgar, F., Okay-Somerville, B., Podgorodnichenko, N., & Sevincer, T. A. (2026). Putting sustainable human resource management and workplace eudaimonic well-being into cross-cultural context. European Management Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2026.03.008

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Author Collaboration of "Putting sustainable human resource management and workplace eudaimonic well-being into cross-cultural context", Wojtczuk-Turek, A, Turek, D, Jurek, P, Edgar, F, Okay-Somerville, B, Podgorodnichenko, N & Sevincer, TA 2026, 'Putting sustainable human resource management and workplace eudaimonic well-being into cross-cultural context', European Management Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2026.03.008

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