Динамика трудовых ценностей экономически активного населения России, 1991―2004 гг.

Высшая школа экономики , 2006. № 09.

Magun V.

The paper relies on data from four all-Russian representative surveys conducted within 1991—2004 period. It shows that most of the work values have undergone significant changes suggesting for enough flexibility in mass labour culture in Russia and therefore contrasting with the widely held view on its rigidity and low sensitivity to changes. Four work values (attached to high wages, to job security, to interesting job, and to opportunities to achieve something on the job) were more popular in 2004 compared to 1991. Values attached to generous holidays, to matching one's abilities and to opportunities for using initiative on the job lost their popularity during the same period. Respondents’ attitudes to such values as a public respect, responsibility on the job and escaping too much pressure on employees didn’t change at all. The factor analytic indexes confirm remarkable changes taken place over time. The basic, materialistic needs dominate in the value dimension during all the period under study and they are associated with two alternative behavioral strategies. If the first one assumes a reserved use of resources possessed by individuals, the second involves performance-oriented actions. The values of enterprising self-realization as well as of seeking social recognition and of personal responsibility are still at the periphery of the Russian labour consciousness.

Keywords: рынок труда, экономически активное население, трудовые ценности