Harmonious management and Sources of occupational stress : a comparision of state-owned and private enterprises from Chinese managers

The purpose of this study is to identify the major sources of occupational stress experienced by managers in state-owned and private enterprises in China. The pool of participants for the study were 206 managers from 15 diverse companies. As regards marital status, 50 were single, 154 were married, and 2 were divorced. 58 job stressors were examined. Descriptive statistics and factor analysis of survey data reveal that the greatest job stressors were attributed to organizational structure and climate in state-owned enterprises and career development in private enterprises. Implications of the research findings are discussed. Meanwhile, these research conclusions are beneficial to promoting staffs harmonious management.