Assembly Line Work Case Study
Scholars like Berkelaar(2012)thinks that punishment can prevent employees from loaf on the job. It is a great way to monitor the behavior of employees. In addition, Foxconn's goal is to realize the profit maximization, which means that overworking and behaving like a robot are a good method to increase the efficiency and output.
Nevertheless，whether a company can obtain long-term development should be pay more attention. Placed Foxconn into today's greater economic and social environment, China has experienced an important economic and social change, it will also affect people's expectations and meaning of work. For previous generations of employees of Foxconn, almost all jobs have been viewed as equal and noble. Therefore, assembly line work for them in Foxconn is a job of which makes them proud because they can realize the family sense of responsibility and they can support their family members. However, Chinese economic and cultural environment has changed. According to Buzzanell(2010), he claims that today's younger generation accounts for 85 percent of migrant workers, which means that a new culture in companies may generate because of the influence of rapid industrial growth, western consumerism and …show more content…
materialism. As for young Chinese workers, they would like to seek a job which can bring them a sense of honor. However, recognition for honorable jobs are different. Hence, work in Foxconn is no longer seen as equal and worthy sacrifice. The younger generation has high expectations for work, they want to realize self-value from the work.
However, Foxconn 's culture and expectations from younger generation are opposite.
Foxconn's internal tough-guy, macho culture made the migrant workers overwork. And internal militarized model of management and monitoring system make employees have no freedom. In addition, indignity is normal for employees. Therefore, the gap between the ideal and the reality will hinder the realization of self-value of employees, all of those will affect the employees' dignity, because they want to seek a fantastic job which will give them a sense of honor. Hence, dignity plays an important role in organization culture, which can improve the sense of responsibility for working for Foxconn. Therefore，dignity and self-value plays an significant role in doing a better
job.
Conclusion
In conclusion, organization culture is an important part of enterprise, and it will affects the development of enterprise. Despite that China's planned economy system would help enterprises to complete the production, working like mechanized operation is not suitable for the long-term development of the enterprise.
In addition, although tough-guy, macho culture can have an influence on management of migrant workers, excessive masculist culture will hinder the development of Foxconn. At the same time, indignity is a big problem for Foxconn because the emotions of workers can affect the behavior and efficiency of work. However, even if these disadvantages exist, but doesn't it mean that Foxconn have to give up its
Nevertheless，whether a company can obtain long-term development should be pay more attention. Placed Foxconn into today's greater economic and social environment, China has experienced an important economic and social change, it will also affect people's expectations and meaning of work. For previous generations of employees of Foxconn, almost all jobs have been viewed as equal and noble. Therefore, assembly line work for them in Foxconn is a job of which makes them proud because they can realize the family sense of responsibility and they can support their family members. However, Chinese economic and cultural environment has changed. According to Buzzanell(2010), he claims that today's younger generation accounts for 85 percent of migrant workers, which means that a new culture in companies may generate because of the influence of rapid industrial growth, western consumerism and …show more content…
materialism. As for young Chinese workers, they would like to seek a job which can bring them a sense of honor. However, recognition for honorable jobs are different. Hence, work in Foxconn is no longer seen as equal and worthy sacrifice. The younger generation has high expectations for work, they want to realize self-value from the work.
However, Foxconn 's culture and expectations from younger generation are opposite.
Foxconn's internal tough-guy, macho culture made the migrant workers overwork. And internal militarized model of management and monitoring system make employees have no freedom. In addition, indignity is normal for employees. Therefore, the gap between the ideal and the reality will hinder the realization of self-value of employees, all of those will affect the employees' dignity, because they want to seek a fantastic job which will give them a sense of honor. Hence, dignity plays an important role in organization culture, which can improve the sense of responsibility for working for Foxconn. Therefore，dignity and self-value plays an significant role in doing a better
job.
Conclusion
In conclusion, organization culture is an important part of enterprise, and it will affects the development of enterprise. Despite that China's planned economy system would help enterprises to complete the production, working like mechanized operation is not suitable for the long-term development of the enterprise.
In addition, although tough-guy, macho culture can have an influence on management of migrant workers, excessive masculist culture will hinder the development of Foxconn. At the same time, indignity is a big problem for Foxconn because the emotions of workers can affect the behavior and efficiency of work. However, even if these disadvantages exist, but doesn't it mean that Foxconn have to give up its