Changing Experiences of Work in Reformed State-Owned Enterprises in China

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 677-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine C. H. Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Organizational Changes ◽  
The West ◽  
State Owned Enterprise ◽  
Context Dependent ◽  
Path Dependent ◽  
Enterprise Reforms

Although previous studies on state-owned enterprise (SOE) reforms in China report the ascendancy of management control and highlight the exploitation of workers, studies that adopt a path-dependent approach report that managers in reformed SOEs are constrained by their traditional socialist ideology and practices in imposing drastic changes. Against this background, a study involving seven reformed SOEs was conducted. This paper focuses on worker reactions to enterprise reforms, and presents analyses that are based on the context-dependent approach to organizational changes in the West. Management control has become stricter in all of the reformed SOEs, but there are significant differences in various work dimensions across enterprises. Multivariate analyses indicate that improved job security and increased mental labour are key predictors of increased job satisfaction. This paper confirms the theoretical values of the context-dependent approach and introduces theoretically derived analyses to worker reactions to SOE reforms in China.

scholarly journals Job Quality in Scotland

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Sutherland
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Employment Relations ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction

This article examines job quality and job satisfaction for individuals who are employed at workplaces located in Scotland. Using a series of indices constructed from responses in the survey of employees associated with the 2011 Workplace and Employment Relations Study, it investigates how job quality and job satisfaction differ across individuals. It also examines whether job quality and job satisfaction for individuals employed in Scotland are different from individuals employed elsewhere in Britain. Individuals employed at workplaces in Scotland are seen to have positive perspectives about the quality of their jobs. Although most maintain that they work very hard, nonetheless they are seen to have considerable control over most aspects of their jobs; are confident about their job security; and view their workplace managers as being supportive. In terms of differences across individuals, who have higher (lower) levels of job quality depends upon the index of job quality used. With the exception of their pay, individuals are seen to be satisfied with all aspects of their jobs, although the level of satisfaction does vary across individuals. There is little difference between employees located in Scotland and employees located elsewhere in Britain with respect to either job quality or job satisfaction.

Labour-Market Dualism: Evidence from a Survey of Households in the Southampton City-Region

1992 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
S P Pinch ◽  
A Storey
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Job Security ◽  
City Region ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Market Change ◽  
Labour Market Change ◽  
Detailed Questionnaire

Empirical research in Britain has failed to keep pace with the profusion of theorising about tendencies towards dualism in labour markets. This paper attempts to improve upon previous aggregate studies of labour-market change with a detailed questionnaire survey of the economically active in the Southampton city-region. The research suggests that the decline of employment in both manufacturing and public services, together with the expansion of employment in private sector services, has been associated with trends towards dualism in respect of incomes, promotion prospects, fringe benefits, skill levels, job security and levels of job satisfaction.

The impact of job security, job satisfaction and job embeddedness on employee retention: an empirical investigation of Pakistan’s health-care industry

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Attia Aman-Ullah ◽  
Azelin Aziz ◽  
Hadziroh Ibrahim ◽  
Waqas Mehmood ◽  
Yasir Abdullah Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Employee Retention ◽  
Health Care Industry ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Job Embeddedness ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Care Industry ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of job security on doctors’ retention, with job satisfaction and job embeddedness as the mediators. In doing so, the authors seek to contribute to the existing literature by providing additional empirical evidence on the links between job security, job satisfaction, job embeddedness and employee retention by using social exchange theory. Design/methodology/approach An empirical study was conducted on doctors working in public hospitals in Pakistan. Data from selected public hospitals were collected using semi-structured questionnaires. The simple random sampling method was applied for participant selection and partial least squares-structural equation modelling was used for data analysis purposes. Findings The findings confirmed the direct and mediation relationships. Thus, all of this study’s hypotheses are supported. The results indicate that job security can improve doctors’ retention. Further, job satisfaction and job embeddedness play crucial roles in mediating the direct relationship. Originality/value This study elaborates job security in health-care sector of Pakistan and also provides empirical evidence of the antecedents and mediators of doctors’ intention to continue working in the health-care industry.

Assessing the Job Satisfaction of Registered Nurses Using Sentiment Analysis and Clustering Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 107755872110352
Author(s):  
Matthew Jura ◽  
Joanne Spetz ◽  
Der-Ming Liou
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Sentiment Analysis ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Clustering Analysis ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Registered Nursing ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
Using Data

Job satisfaction is a critical component of the professional work environment and is often ascertained through surveys that include structured or open-ended questions. Using data from 24,543 respondents to California Board of Registered Nursing biennial surveys, this study examines the job satisfaction of registered nurses (RNs) by applying clustering analysis to structured job satisfaction items and sentiment analysis to free-text comments. The clustering analysis identified three job satisfaction groups (low, medium, and high satisfaction). Sentiment analysis scores were significantly associated with the job satisfaction groups in both bivariate and multivariate analyses. Differences between the job satisfaction clusters were mostly driven by satisfaction with workload, adequacy of the clerical support services, adequacy of the number of RN staff, and skills of RN colleagues. In addition, there was dispersion in satisfaction related to involvement in management and policy decisions, recognition for a job well done, and opportunities for professional development.

Factors Impact on Job Satisfaction of Library Professional of Arts and Science Colleges Affiliated to Bharathidasan University: A Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
V. Gunasundari ◽  
S. Mohamed Esmail
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Library Professionals

This study examine the various factors which impact on job satisfaction of library staff working in different arts and science colleges affiliated to Bharathidasan university, Trichy. The aim of the study is to determine the level of job satisfaction of a library professionals based on the various concepts which are related to it. The factors such as salary of the staff, quantum of work, salary in relation to experience, opinion about present pay scale, safety of job, job security and freedom of work have been discussed in the study. The study shows that there is an association among the library professionals and the various factors of job satisfaction based on their colleges where they working.

scholarly journals Der Mythos vom faulen Ossi

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (91) ◽  
pp. 251-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgit Müller
Keyword(s):  
Job Security ◽  
The West ◽  
East Berlin ◽  
East German ◽  
Objective System ◽  
Socially Isolated

In a situation when high demands were made on the skills and work performances of East German workers and when they could expect little reward for it in the form of job security and high wages, they startcd to define themselves increasingly in contrast to the image they produced of West Germans in general. More and more East Germans characterize the West Germans as socially isolated, obsessed by their work, unable to share and indifferent towards the development of the GDR. The interpretations and views collected while doing fieldword in three enterprises in East Berlin since May 1990 are the basis for analysing how the image of the market as a truely honest and objective system changed since the fall of the wall and how the East Germans reacted to the Western stereotype of the lazy Ossy (East German).

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction among Academic Employees in Polytechnic

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 209-216
Author(s):  
Muhamad Saufiyudin Omar ◽  
Siti Fatimah Abdul Aziz ◽  
Nurasyikin Mohd Salleh
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting

Satisfied employees are crucial in developing a successful organization. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that affect job satisfaction among polytechnic academic employees in Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was employed and stratified random sampling was used to collect the data. A total of 130 respondents answered the questionnaires. The results revealed that job security, salary and working conditions had significant and positive influence on job satisfaction among polytechnic academic employees. Hence, strengthening the factors of job security, salary and working conditions among the polytechnic academic employees is critically important to ensure the employees are satisfied which will then lead towards a successful polytechnic.

scholarly journals A study on employees job satisfaction in organisations

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-15
Author(s):  
Jawahar Supraveen U ◽  
Jawahar Surendra U
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Job Attitudes ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Theoretical Orientations ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Organisational Factors ◽  
To Receive

Job satisfaction shows that personal factors such as an individual needs and aspirations determine his/her attitude, along with group and organisational factors such as relationships with co-workers and supervisors and working conditions, work policies, and compensation. Job satisfaction reflects the extent to which people find gratification or fulfillment in their work. A satisfied employee tends to make positive contributions to absent less often, and to stay with the organisation. The effect of job satisfaction goes beyond organisational setting and structure. Satisfied employees are more likely to be satisfied responsible citizens. These people will hold a more positive attitude towards life in general and make for a society of more psychologically & physically healthy. Job satisfaction has been considered as state of pleasurable condition. Job satisfaction is often thought to be synonymous with job attitudes, but is important to recognize that those with different theoretical orientations may use the term somewhat differently. Some measure job satisfaction in terms of the gratification of strong needs in the work place. Others see it as the degree of divergence between what a person perceives is actually and what he expects to receive from the work and what that person performs. It can also be defined as the extent to which work is seen as providing those things that one considers conducive to one’s welfare. In yet another view, job satisfaction is considered a purely emotional response to job situation. Job satisfaction depends on several different factors such as satisfaction with pay, promotion opportunities, fringe benefits, job security, and relationship with co-workers and supervisor. Employees who have an internal locus of control and feel less alienated are more likely to experience job satisfaction,job involvement and organizational commitment.

scholarly journals Role of Creative Industries in the Post-Socialist Urban Transformation

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Stryjakiewicz ◽  
Michał Męczyński ◽  
Krzysztof Stachowiak
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Urban Transformation ◽  
The West ◽  
Local Networks ◽  
The Past ◽  
Path Dependent ◽  
Basic Features

Abstract Over the past two decades the cities in Central and Eastern Europe have witnessed a wide-ranging transformation in many aspects. The introduction of a market-oriented economy after half a century of socialism has brought about deep social, economic, cultural and political changes. The first stage of the changes, the 1990s, involved the patching up of structural holes left by the previous system. The post-socialist city had to face challenges of the future while carrying the ballast of the past. Rapid progress in catching up with the West transformed the city a great deal. Later on, the advent of the 21st century brought a new wave of development processes based, among other things, on creativity and innovation. Hence our contribution aims to explore the role of creativity and creative industries in the post-socialist urban transformation. The article consists of three basic parts. In the first we present the concept of a ‘creative post-socialist city’ and define the position of creative industries in it. We also indicate some similarities to and differences from the West European approaches to this issue. In the second part, examples from Central and Eastern Europe are used in an attempt to elucidate the concept of a ‘creative post-socialist city’ by identifying some basic features of creative actions /processes as well as a creative environment, both exogenous and endogenous. The former is embedded in different local networks, both formal (institutionalised) and informal, whereas the structure of the latter is strongly path-dependent. In the third part we critically discuss the role of local policies on the development of creative industries, pointing out some of their shortcomings and drawing up recommendations for future policy measures.

Gap Analysis

2017 ◽  
pp. 137-154
Author(s):  
Chang Lee
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Hotel Managers ◽  
Hotel Workers ◽  
Level Of Importance

Employees have their own perceptions or attitudes about many aspects of work itself, and their own satisfaction with job or non-work-related attributes. Job satisfaction has been widely studied by many researchers and practitioners. This study surveys selected work-related attributes to help hoteliers improve work environments. This study initially identifies the level of importance on work-related attributes and the level of satisfaction with those attributes among hotel workers. Whether differences exist between the levels of importance of work-related attributes and satisfaction with those attributes is also explored. The purpose of this study is to identify how hotel workers perceive their work environments and identify areas that need more attention from hotel managers. Based on the purpose of this study, work-related attributes are measured according to the level of importance and the level of satisfaction. The study indicates that hotel workers consider their work environments, in terms of who they work with; to be well provided; however, work-related expectation, in terms of what they receive for their work, has not met their expectations. This study finds supervisor's friendlessness, job security, and pay are top three most important.

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