Social mechanisms of enterprise management in China: current state of research and prospects for development

Abstract

Nowadays, the study of management in a company from a sociological point of view is becoming increasingly relevant. The enterprise begins to be perceived not just as an object of economic activity, but as a social system, the ongoing processes in which must be regulated and controlled based on the characteristics of the social environment. In the article, the author makes an attempt to consider the current state of research on social mechanisms of enterprise management in China, and also determines the prospects for further development. The author reveals the factors influencing the social environment of Chinese enterprises, which allows us to draw a conclusion about the features social management mechanisms formation in them. The research methodology is based on the use of scientific literature analysis methods, content analysis, generalization. The conclusions of the study are based on the author's own experience and knowledge of the companies with Chinese specifics social environment, as well as the results of a theoretical analysis. Based on the results of the study, the author concludes that at present, management in an enterprise from the point sociological science view has not been studied enough, there are no studies of the enterprise management social mechanisms, which indicates the need for a deeper study of this problem. The social management mechanisms in Chinese companies are particularly influenced by the features of traditional Chinese culture and the dominant philosophical concepts of Confucianism, Taoism and Mohism. One of the main tasks is the Chinese companies’ social management mechanisms development and integration the ideas of "human-oriented" thinking and the "dating society" into the management process and the management model "with Chinese characteristics" creation.