Does the Trade Union Promote the Employee Development in Tobacco Enterprise: Evidence from China

Abstract

Based on the data of questionnaire collected from tobacco enterprise, this paper uses regression model to focus on the relationship between the trade unions and the employee development. Besides, causal stepwise regression is adopted to find out the influential mechanism. The results show that the trade union in tobacco enterprise can significantly promote employee development by the mediating effect of contract guarantee, and this effect is more obvious in female groups. It is important to strengthen the development of trade union, creating more self-development opportunities for employees in tobacco enterprise.