Is a talented employee happy? - Talent and life satisfaction among European team workers
Wiesław Talik
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1206-3968
Michał Wiechetek
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3831-9928
Abstract
This article presents a study of employees in small and medium-sized companies, specifically team members, in terms of their talent and life satisfaction. The main objective of the research was to assess the specific links between talent and life satisfaction in employees from five European countries. The study surveyed 298 individuals from Flanders (N = 69), Cyprus (N = 52), the Czech Republic (N = 61), Poland (N = 54), and the UK (N = 62) using the Satisfaction With Life Scale – SWLS and the ComTal-Team Member Scale, an electronic tool that measures the components of talent: competence, commitment, and contribution. Employees of small and medium-sized companies show a positive correlation between talent and life satisfaction. Differences in talent components and dimensions exist among team members from different European countries.
Keywords:
team member talent, talent management, life satisfactionSupporting Agencies:
This study was funded by the Polish Foundation of the Opportunities Industrialization Centers „OIC Poland”. The publication was produced as part of the project 'Competence and talent assessment in SMEs - ComTal'.References
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John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Dr, Department of Economic and Digital Sociology, Institute of Social Sciences, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1206-3968John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Dr, Department of Social Psychology, Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
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