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Workers’ Internal Differentiation and Action Strategies under Reform of StateOwned Enterprises

Wu Qingjun,School of Labor and Human Resources of Renmin University of China     

  1. Wu Qingjun,School of Labor and Human Resources of Renmin University of China  
  • Online:2010-11-24 Published:2010-11-24
  • Contact: Wu Qingjun,School of Labor and Human Resources of Renmin University of China E-mail:wqj02@mails.thu.edu.cn
  • About author:Wu Qingjun,School of Labor and Human Resources of Renmin University of China
  • Supported by:

    The research was supported by “The Scientific Research Fund of Renmin University of China

     

Abstract:

This paper analyses the employment statuses among the workers and their action strategies in the process of reform in a stateowned enterprise. The status inequality in the times of planned economy has extended to market economy. The analysis of the statuses of the workers in the stateowned enterprise has revealed four different interest groups: retirees from stateowned enterprises, permanent employees in peopleowned firms, contracted employees in peopleowned firms, and workers in collectivelyowned enterprises within the state category. In the face of market reform and in the same political context, these four groups have selected different action strategies that are subject to the four primary factors of status, survival pressure, competence for reemployment, and the institutional design.

Key words: employment statues among workers, workers’ internal differentiation, action strategie