Article ; Online: Act Tough and Soft: Video Monitoring, Hongbao Gifts, and the Job Satisfaction of Domestic Workers.
2022 Volume 10, Page(s) 862162
Abstract: There is a rapidly growing demand for domestic services among urban families in China. However, domestic work remains a low-status occupation with a high turnover rate. Focusing on the job satisfaction of domestic workers is useful to interpret this ... ...
Abstract | There is a rapidly growing demand for domestic services among urban families in China. However, domestic work remains a low-status occupation with a high turnover rate. Focusing on the job satisfaction of domestic workers is useful to interpret this phenomenon. We investigate how the job satisfaction of domestic workers in China is affected by to two distinct labor control strategies used by their employers: the installation of video-monitoring devices in employers' homes (a "tough" control strategy), and the Chinese custom of giving monetary gifts, or "hongbao" (a "soft" control strategy). By analyzing data from surveys of domestic workers in four cities in China ( |
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MeSH term(s) | China ; Gift Giving ; Humans ; Job Satisfaction ; Personnel Turnover ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Videotape Recording |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-03-25 |
Publishing country | Switzerland |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 2711781-9 |
ISSN | 2296-2565 ; 2296-2565 |
ISSN (online) | 2296-2565 |
ISSN | 2296-2565 |
DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2022.862162 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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