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. 2018 Aug 22;15(9):1813. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15091813
Subjective Well-Being
(Dependent Variable)
Items from the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) Codes
How have you have been feeling over the last two weeks—I have felt cheerful and in good spirits? Q87A
How have you have been feeling over the last two weeks—I have felt calm and relaxed? Q87B
How have you have been feeling over the last two weeks—I have felt active and vigorous? Q87C
Human Resources Practices
(Mediating Variables)
Items from the EWCS Codes
Work–life balance In general, do your working hours fit in with your family or social commitments outside work very well, well, not very well, or not well at all? Q44
Role clarity For each of the following statements, please select the response that best describes your work situation. You know what is expected of you at work. Q61K
The Institutions
(Independent Variables)
Indicators from the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY)
Regulative Political transparency
Fiscal policy
Judicial system efficiency
The legal framework for competitiveness
Finance and banking regulation
Restrictions to foreign organisations
Labour regulations
Normative Political responsiveness to economic challenges
Bureaucratic corruption
Bureaucratic hindrance
Value system support competitiveness
Labour productivity
The flexibility of individuals when they are faced with challenges
National culture that is open to foreign ideas
Cognitive The adaptability of companies to market changes
The entrepreneurship of managers
Customer emphasis
Technological cooperation
Employee training
The productivity of companies that are supported by global strategies
Corporate values that take into account employee values
Control Variables Items from the EWCS Codes
Organisational flexibility Are you working in…? 1—the private sector; 2—the public sector Q14
Organisational size How many employees in total work in your company or organisation? Q16b
Individual age How old are you? Q2b