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Comparative Analysis on the Impact of Construction Site Working Conditions on Worker Satisfaction - Regarding the Korean and Korean-Chinese Workers -

건설현장 근로조건이 근로자의 직무만족에 미치는 영향에 관한 비교 분석 - 한국인과 조선족 근로자를 대상으로 -

  • Lee, Hoon-Sook (Hanyang Corporation) ;
  • Yun, Sue-Yeon (Frontier Architectural and Urban Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Hwan (Department of Architectural Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Jun (Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • Received : 2015.07.28
  • Accepted : 2015.10.01
  • Published : 2015.10.20
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Abstract

This research focuses on comparing the impact that working conditions have on the job satisfaction of Korean and Chinese-Korean construction workers. The data shows that factors such as the quality of wages, food catering, and leisure facilities showed a positive correlation on the workers' satisfaction. Further comparative analysis showed differences between the effect these factors have on the satisfaction of Korean workers and Chinese-Korean workers, who occupy the highest portion of the foreign workforce in Korea. The analysis concluded that to the Chinese-Korean workers, wage had the strongest impact on their satisfaction over other factors, whereas this difference was not present in the Korean workers. The results of this study highlighting these differences between the worker groups can contribute to developing the efficiency of the management of construction sites in Korea.

본 연구에서는 외국인 근로자 중 가장 높은 비율을 차지하고 있는 중국 조선족 근로자와 한국인 근로자를 대상으로 하여 조선족 및 한국인 근로자의 근로조건을 비교하고, 근로조건이 직무만족에 미치는 영향을 분석하고자 하였다. 그래서 근로조건이 이러한 직무만족에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과, 기본임금, 급식, 여가시설은 직무만족에 긍정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 분석되었다. 그러나 한국인 근로자와 조선족 근로자를 서로 비교하여 본 결과, 조선족 근로자에게 기본임금이 주는 영향은 기존의 평균 결과보다도 높은 수치로 확인되었으며, 급식과 여가시설은 조선족 근로자에게는 영향을 거의 주지 않는 것으로 확인되었다. 이를 통하여 조선족 근로자와 한국인 근로자는 영향을 주는 변수가 서로 다른 것이 확인되었다.

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