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  • Social Sciences
  • Economics
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Social and economic environments significantly influence national values.
  • China's four decades of social, political, and economic transition provide a unique context for studying value evolution.
  • Existing research on Chinese value changes primarily uses regional or generational comparisons.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate value change in China from an institutional perspective.
  • To examine how the diversification of ownership types, a key aspect of economic reforms, impacts values.
  • To compare value dimensions between employees of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and privately owned enterprises (POEs).

Main Methods:

  • Survey research involving 327 participants from SOEs and 220 respondents from POEs.
  • Comparative analysis of four value dimensions: individualism, power distance, risk aversion, and money orientation.
  • Utilizing an institutional perspective to understand value shifts.

Main Results:

  • The study found significant differences in values between employees of SOEs and POEs.
  • Results provide empirical support for the cross-vergence theory in the context of value evolution.
  • Diversification of ownership types is linked to changes in individual values.

Conclusions:

  • Institutional changes, specifically ownership diversification, contribute to value evolution in China.
  • Findings challenge purely regional or generational explanations for value shifts.
  • The study highlights the interplay between economic reforms and societal values.