TY - JOUR
T1 - Economic ownership and workers' perceptions of the workplace
T2 - An exploratory study of manufacturing workers in Shanghai
AU - LAI, Gina W F
AU - Chiu, Warren
AU - Wan, Choi K.
N1 - Funding Information:
An earlier version of this article was presented at the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Inter-University Seminar, 16-19 June 1997, Pekanbaru, Indonesia. This study was supported by a research grant from the Department of Management Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The Chinese urban economy has undergone substantial transformation since the industrial reforms in 1984. This article seeks to understand the impact of economic reforms on the institutional settings of the workplace, as seen from the workers' perspective, and their subsequent influence on workers' well-being, as indicated by job satisfaction. Data were collected from a 1996 survey of 300 urban workers in Shanghai, who were engaged in six organizations, including two state enterprises, two joint ventures and two private enterprises. Findings show that despite the long hours and relatively low income, workers in private enterprises report the most optimistic outlook for themselves in the organization as well as for the future development of the organization, and the highest level of job satisfaction. After controlling for the sociodemographic characteristics of workers and types of economic ownership, expectations for the future development of the organization is found to be the most significant predictor for job satisfaction. Implications of the findings are discussed.
AB - The Chinese urban economy has undergone substantial transformation since the industrial reforms in 1984. This article seeks to understand the impact of economic reforms on the institutional settings of the workplace, as seen from the workers' perspective, and their subsequent influence on workers' well-being, as indicated by job satisfaction. Data were collected from a 1996 survey of 300 urban workers in Shanghai, who were engaged in six organizations, including two state enterprises, two joint ventures and two private enterprises. Findings show that despite the long hours and relatively low income, workers in private enterprises report the most optimistic outlook for themselves in the organization as well as for the future development of the organization, and the highest level of job satisfaction. After controlling for the sociodemographic characteristics of workers and types of economic ownership, expectations for the future development of the organization is found to be the most significant predictor for job satisfaction. Implications of the findings are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/0143831X98192004
DO - 10.1177/0143831X98192004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032400448
SN - 0143-831X
VL - 19
SP - 287
EP - 313
JO - Economic and Industrial Democracy
JF - Economic and Industrial Democracy
IS - 2
ER -