〝Be Happy or be Worried〞: A Comparative Study of Antecedents and Consequences of Passion at Work in Taiwan and Mainland China

• Main Authors: Chin-Chu Chao, 趙勁筑
• Other Authors: Hsiang-Ming Fang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/70059379379319219507

碩士 === 靜宜大學 === 企業管理研究所 === 98 === Having passion to the work is the future of the market; therefore, “passion” has become the most important “humanity resource”. Passion, stress the motivation, and what kind of motivation will give the employees the passion to the work? Besides, what kind of effect will occur on the employees with passion, positive way or negative way? It is the mainly motivation of this research. According to the Cross-strait economic statistics monthly, up to the end of 2008, Mainland China was still the biggest overseas investment country of Taiwan, plus the inseparable relationship between Taiwan and Mainland China, therefore, it is important to understand the policy, economic, and culture of China. Especially on the management issue, what is the culture differ between Taiwan and Mainland China. Therefore, this research is trying to discover the reason of the passion to the work in Taiwan and Mainland China, and employees whom had passion to the work will bring the positive effect or negative effect? Analysis on the differences variables between Taiwan and Mainland China, and provided the future direction of research to the working passion of both country This study begins with the background and motives behind the research, followed by archives gathering, reading, summarization, and analysis thereby identify the preliminary concepts and variables. Secondly, the variables and relationships to be studied are identified via the conclusions derived from the discussion on the archives; empirical research structure and quantitative questionnaire are developed together with eight hypotheses. This research regards Taiwan and Mainland China manufacturing industry and service industry as research range, regard its employees and supervisor as the research object. In order to avoid evaluation error, extra-role behavior and work performance use the supervisor evaluation. We send 619 copies to employee and supervisor questionnaires in Taiwan, 276 effective samples were received. And send 400 copies for Mainland China, 286 effective samples were received. We used the SPSS software to analysis the empirical research to test the causal relationship and research hypotheses. Finally, following conclusions are acquired: (1)Taiwan and Mainland China: 1. Passion at work imposes a significant level of influence on the supervisor trust, motivator and person-job fit. 2. Passion at work imposes a significant level of influence on extra-role behavior and work performance, wherein both harmonious passion and obsessive passion impose a significant level of influence on extra-role behavior and work performance positively, harmonious passion imposes a significant level of influence on physical and mental health positively, impose influence on work-life conflicts negatively, obsessive passion impose a significant level of influence on work-life conflicts positively. (2)Taiwan: 1. Passion at work imposes a significant level of influence on the supervisor trust, motivator and person-job fit. 2. Passion at work imposes a significant level of influence on work performance, wherein both harmonious passion and obsessive passion impose a significant level of influence on work performance positively, harmonious passion imposes a significant level of influence on helping and physical health positively, obsessive passion impose a significant level of influence on work-life conflicts positively. (3)Mainland China: 1. Passion at work imposes a significant level of influence on the supervisor trust, motivator and person-job fit. 2. Passion at work imposes a significant level of influence on extra-role behavior and work performance, wherein both harmonious passion and obsessive passion impose a significant level of influence on extra-role behavior and work performance positively, harmonious passion imposes a significant level of influence on physical and mental health positively, impose influence on work-life conflicts negatively, obsessive passion impose a significant level of influence on physical health negatively, and work-life conflicts positively. (4)Analysis on the differences variables between Taiwan and Mainland China: Taiwan employees are differs from Mainland China employees significantly with respect to affect-based trust, intrinsic motivation, needs-supplies, obsessive passion, work-life conflicts and physical/mental health. Finally, this study presents recommendations to the subsequent researchers, in addition to the theoretic implications and field research stated in the conclusions.