RT journal article T1 How does emotional salary influence job satisfaction? A construct to be explored T2 ¿Cómo influye el salario emocional en la satisfacción laboral? Un constructo por explorar A1 Díaz García, Gustavo A1 Almorza Gomar, David A1 González Arrieta, Gerson A2 Estadística e Investigación Operativa K1 emotional salary K1 satisfaction K1 motivation K1 human capital K1 competitiveness K1 salario emocional K1 satisfacción K1 motivación K1 capital humano K1 competitividad AB The objective of this research is to explore the empirical link between the dimensions of emotional salary and jobsatisfaction in the time of COVID-19, statistical studies of which are quite scarcein the environment of emerging markets.To address this gap in the literature, asurvey of 190 executives of companiesin Costa Rica was done during the firsthalf of 2021. This analysis uses a multiple hierarchical model and structuralequations to empirically demonstratethat the creation of value dimension, thestrategic dimension, the motivational dimension and the human dimension ofthe emotional salary construct of Quintero and Betancur affect the job satisfaction dimension of Costa Rica’s humancapital. The results show that there is asignificant relationship between each ofthe aforementioned dimensions of emotional salary and the dimension of jobsatisfaction. PB Universidad de Sevilla SN 1696-0270 YR 2023 FD 2023-01-10 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29347 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29347 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 11-nov-2026