Social Process of Organizational Change: A Perspective of Social Solidarity

Author: Li Hanlin
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book first reviews the basic context of social solidarity theories in social theory and proposes the argument that research on China's social change must go beyond typological analysis. It suggests examining the specific process and substantive implications of China's social transformation by treating change as the norm in a social sense. Second, the book proposes a theoretical framework for studying Chinese organizational solidarity that differs from institutionalism, starting from the dimensions of cohesion and vulnerability of organizational solidarity. This framework holds innovative value in social statistical analysis. From the perspectives of social change and social solidarity, studying the "social process of organizational change" is an important perspective in terms of theoretical thinking, practical concerns, and methodological design, representing a significant breakthrough in empirical research within the field of domestic sociology. The book first reviews the basic context of social solidarity theories in social theory and proposes the argument that research on China's social change must go beyond typological analysis. It suggests examining the specific process and substantive implications of China's social transformation by treating change as the norm in a social sense. Second, the book proposes a theoretical framework for studying Chinese organizational solidarity that differs from institutionalism, starting from the dimensions of cohesion and vulnerability of organizational solidarity. By analyzing longitudinal data from three large-scale surveys conducted in 1987, 1995, and 2001, it designs a statistical scale based on six key categories: organizational dissatisfaction, relative deprivation, social support, vertical integration, organizational identification, and anomie. This scale holds innovative value in social statistical analysis. The book, from the perspectives of social change and social solidarity, studies the "social process of organizational change," representing an important perspective in terms of theoretical thinking, practical concerns, and methodological design, as well as a significant breakthrough in empirical research within the field of domestic sociology. The book first reviews the basic context of social solidarity theories in social theory and proposes the argument that research on China's social change must go beyond typological analysis. It suggests examining the specific process and substantive implications of China's social transformation by treating change as the norm in a social sense. Second, the book proposes a theoretical framework for studying Chinese organizational solidarity that differs from institutionalism, starting from the dimensions of cohesion and vulnerability of organizational solidarity. By analyzing longitudinal data from three large-scale surveys conducted in 1987, 1995, and 2001, it designs a statistical scale based on six key categories: organizational dissatisfaction, relative deprivation, social support, vertical integration, organizational identification, and anomie. This scale holds innovative value in social statistical analysis.