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Research on 'Job Hopping' by Migrant Workers from the Countryside

Authors :
Sun Xiaoyun
Zhou Da-ming
Source :
Chinese Sociology & Anthropology. 43:51-69
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 2010.

Abstract

The turnover of labor-intensive personnel in businesses is extremely frequent and is primarily manifested in "flowing back" and in "switching jobs." Field surveys and research have demonstrated that frequent and extensive job switching, as well as the rapid turnover of personnel, has had a significant impact on businesses. There are many reasons for migrant workers from the countryside to switch jobs, but young migrant workers from the countryside are more likely to switch jobs frequently. Irrational factors affect job switching, and these factors affect the careers of migrant workers from the countryside. Switching jobs has become a way for migrant workers in the new era to pursue self-realization as well as a way for them to express themselves and has ultimately become an action strategy for migrant workers from the countryside.

Details

ISSN :
00094625
Volume :
43
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Chinese Sociology & Anthropology
Accession number :
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