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Macau Periodical Index (澳門期刊論文索引)
- Title
- Work attitudes and aspirations for growth and development among Chinese
- Journal Name
- Euro Asia Journal of Management
- Pub. Info
- Jan. 2001, No.21, pp. 85-103
- Abstract
- Abstract : There was opinion that inadequate effort and empirical studies were directed toward the understanding of human resource deployment in mainland China (Redding, 1986). The fact that the mainland provides a seemingly inexhaustible supply of low-cost manpower lured many cost-conscious foreign enterprises to enter China through and array of foreign direct investment options. For business and bigger reasons, it is imperative to go beyond the interpretation of China's human resources as merely numerical significance that reflects positively on financial statements. This study reveals the humanity of the Chinese workers- their work attitudes and aspirations for growth and development, in the backdrop of economic reforms. Paragraph Headings: 1. Chinese society 1.1. Family and kinship 1.2. Clan and beyond 1.3. Collectivism 2. Chineseness 3. Work environment 4. Management style 5. Methodology 5.1. Instrument 5.2. Sample 6. Work goal importance to the Chinese 7. The current work situation 8. Difference between "what is desired" and "the reality" 9. Understanding subordinates' needs 10. Dimensions of work and construct validity 11. General job satisfaction and perception of management support 12. Discussion Tables: 1. Sample characteristics- China 2. Means, standard deviations and intercorrelations of the 26 work goals 3. Principal components analysis of the 26 work goal items 4. Mean rating and rank of each work factor 5. Mean rating and rank of each work factor in current terms 6. Paired sample T-test for the ideal and current work factors 7. T-test for independent samples for managers and non-managers on perception of importance of the work factors 8. Indices for the work dimensions 9. Correlations between the work dimensions and job satisfaction 10. Distribution of responses: "is there anything the company can do to improve your job satisfaction?" 11. Distribution of responses: "is management supportive?"