As China's two largest state-owned enterprises, China State Construction Group and China Railway Group have some similarities in corporate culture and management models, as well as some differences.
First of all, from the perspective of corporate culture, China State Construction and China Railway both have a glorious history and a strong cultural color within the system.
Both uphold the traditional management style of officialdom, circle culture and strict hierarchy.
In terms of publicity and packaging, China State Construction and China Railway attach great importance to the publicity and shaping of corporate image, and pay attention to showing their brilliant achievements and brand value.
Secondly, in terms of enterprise management, both China State Construction and China Railway have some common problems and shortcomings.
The management mode of the two is more extensive, the process is lengthy, and the phenomenon of cronyism is more common, resulting in low efficiency and gradual decline of humanistic care.
In addition, the party committee secretaries of all units at all levels of China Construction are the number one leaders, while China Railway is generally held by the general manager, which also shows that China State Construction is more like an enterprise in the system.
In terms of organizational structure, China State Construction Group, as a vice-ministerial-level unit, has more organizational levels than China Railway Group.
The common organizational structure of CSCEC is level four, and it can reach up to level five; China Railway Group usually has only the best organizational structure, and a few units have four-level organizations.
As a result, CSCEC has a large number of various units, including internal employees, who are sometimes prone to confusion about the system.
At the same time, in the same level of units, the number of personnel in CSCEC is usually larger, which is larger than that of China Railway.
In terms of project management, CSCEC and CRC have similarities in both good and bad aspects.
Both of them have problems such as extensive management, eating and taking cards, and waste.
However, the difference is that CSCEC generally has a branch in charge of the project, while China Railway is generally in charge of the company.
Correspondingly, the project manager of China Railway has a higher rank, usually at the section level; However, CSCEC's project managers generally do not have a concept of rank. In addition, the project manager of China State Construction also serves as the branch secretary, while the project department of China Railway is generally a full-time secretary.
As a result, the project department of China State Construction has less decision-making power, which is basically decided by the headquarters, while the project department of China Railway has relatively large decision-making power and higher efficiency.
In terms of working environment, relatively speaking, CSCEC has more urban housing construction projects, so the working environment is relatively good; China Railway, on the other hand, is mainly engaged in infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges, which are often located in remote areas.
However, with CSCEC's foray into the infrastructure sector and CRC's foray into housing construction projects, the gap between the two working environments has gradually flattened.
In terms of income, young people who have just entered the workplace have a slightly higher income in China State Construction, but after reaching the level of team members in the project department, the income is basically flat, and even the project manager of China Railway has a higher income.
This is because CSCEC's salary system is more inclined to the big pot rice model, with a smaller income gap, while the income gap between different levels of China Railway is larger.
In the project department, the income of the project manager of China State Construction is composed of monthly salary plus performance, while the project manager, secretary and chief engineer of China Railway generally adopt the annual salary system, pay the basic salary every month, and calculate and make up the annual salary at the end of the year according to the completion of the responsibility target.
CRC's project department is larger and relatively efficient in terms of authority and decision-making, while CSCEC's project department has less decision-making power, and most matters are decided by the headquarters.
The road to promotion also has some commonalities for China State Construction and China Railway. In both companies, promotions rely not only on competence, but also on emotional intelligence and relationships.
Due to the large number of organizational levels in CSCEC, it is more difficult to be promoted.
Therefore, I do not recommend resignation for those who have worked in CSCEC or CRT for a long time unless they have a superior family background or are capable.
Because quitting your job means losing the network resources you have accumulated over the years.
With your colleagues who have suffered hardships together, many people will have the opportunity to be promoted in the future with different abilities and opportunities, and they are your connections and resources.
There are some differences between China State Construction and China Railway in terms of income, working environment, organizational structure, corporate culture and management model.
However, there are also many similarities between the two.
Understanding these characteristics and differences helps us better adapt to different work environments and development paths.