“Be Happy” While You Can: How Expatriates’ Accomplishments Affect Their Subjective Well-Being and Job Satisfaction

Drawing upon the “happy-productive worker” hypothesis and Job Demands-Resources model, we examine whether expatriates’ well-being mediates association between interaction adjustment job satisfaction; this indirect effect is moderated by perceived accomplishment of organizational goals for assignment. Based on responses from 148 assigned expatriates confirmed expected influence mediation goals. This study offers implications scholars studying subjective in international work context organizations aiming to increase their global competitiveness without jeopardizing workers’ well-being.