Occupational Stress in Workers and Managers in Steelworks in China |
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Authors: | Yu Shanfa Kate Sparks Gary L Cooper |
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Institution: | (1) Henan Institute of Occupational Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450052, China;(2) Manchester School of Management, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, M60 1QD, U.K |
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Abstract: | Occupational stressors and strains of 121 Chinese steelwork employees and 122 managers were measured using the Chinese version of the Occupational Stress Indicator (OSI). It was found that factors intrinsic to the job, Type A behavior, logic, and organizational structure and climate were the main predictors of mental ill-health and physical ill-health in managers. Organizational structure and climate and relationships with other people were important predictors for workers. Management processes and organizational forces were the strongest predicting factors of job satisfaction in both samples. On certain OSI scales and subscales, managers scored statistically higher than workers. It is proposed that these results reflect the enormous economic and social changes currently taking place in China, together with certain features inherent in Chinese organizational and managerial processes. |
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Keywords: | China workers managers occupational stress |
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