Chinese State-owned Corporation Culture Viewed from Middle Managers

Abstract

Based on a survey of ten state-owned enterprises in Changchun city of China, this study analyses Chinese corporationculture in the transitional period of market economy. Observing the current situation this study discusses the features and existing problems in the construction of Chinese corporation culture in state-owned enterprises. This case study is one part of the author's study on the evolution of Chinese corporation culture in state-owned enterprises. Started from 1993, the survey and will be further conducted every two years as planned.According to author's study, corporation culture can be divided into three levels, namely the core, middle and surface levels. Such division may help to understand the current situation of Chinese corporation culture, Surveying about fifty middle managers in ten state-owned enterprises in Changchun city, the author finds that the construction Chinese corporation culture at the surface level is influenced by economic results of enterprises and is impacted by social environment at the middle level, and the change of ideology at the core level has lagged far behind economic devclopment.