The thesis, based on the analysis of the concept and the elements of human resource ecosystem (HRE), makes research on the function and structure of HRE and introduces the entropy theory to discuss the evolution of HRE, which shows that the chain and network structure can bring such optimal functions as competitive advantages, co-evolution and balance of interests, and the application of management entropy can reveal the evolution law of HRE.

This study chooses the first-line employees in 7 medium-small private enterprises in Zhejiang Province, China as the subjects. The relationship between job stress and job satisfaction is studied by applying self-made ‘Job Stress Questionnaire’ and ‘Job Satisfaction Questionnaire’. The results reveal that the subjects with different education and in different functional departments have significant differences on job stress, respectively. A significant interaction between job satisfaction and functional department is also found. Meanwhile, stress of role perception, occupational development, organizational factor and stress of interpersonal relation are negatively and significantly correlated with job satisfaction. Organizational factor, stress of interpersonal relation and stress of occupational development are significantly and negatively predictive of job satisfaction.