Author(s)

Li Huang, Yan Cui and Weizheng Chen

Corresponding Author

Weizheng Chen

Abstract

Work alienation is not only an increasingly common phenomenon in enterprises, but also a hot topic in western academic. However, compared with the western countries, there are relatively few studies on work alienation in China, especially the empirical research on the construct and dimensions of the work alienation for the employees. Therefore, combining with qualitative and quantitative research, this paper discusses and explores the construct and dimension of work alienation. The matched questionnaires from 1372 employees and their immediate managers in 8 cities of China are collected, and the results showed that: There are obvious differences in the dimension structure of work alienation between western employees and Chinese employees, whose alienation are mainly composed of three dimensions: alienation from work task, alienation from interpersonal and alienation from working environment, highlighting the particularity of the working situation of Chinese enterprises. Finally, specific management recommendations are provided for enterprises to control work alienation of employees.

Keywords

Work alienation; Construct and dimensions; Employee