Professional Values, Social Capital and the Employment Flow of New-Generation of Migrant Workers

摘要

High-quality employment is the key for the new-generation of migrant workers to live in cities and finally become citizens. Based on the survey in the Pearl River Delta, the paper analyzes the effect of professional values and social capital on the employment flow of migrant workers using binary Logistic model. Results show that self-development-oriented professional values and social capital can significantly promote stability in employment, changing jobs frequently is highly related to professional values and the amount of social capital. As a result, the new generation of peasant workers should form self-development-oriented professional values and broaden the way to accumulate social capital.