The Role of Selected Sociodemographic Factors in the Perception of Professional Development Conditions in the Current Workplace by Persons Employed in a Cultural Institution Cover Image

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The Role of Selected Sociodemographic Factors in the Perception of Professional Development Conditions in the Current Workplace by Persons Employed in a Cultural Institution

Author(s): Marcin Cabak
Subject(s): Applied Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: cultural institution; professional development; employee;

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the issue of professional development of employees of cultural institutions. The aim of the work was to diagnose the perception of professional development opportunities in the current workplace by people employed in cultural institutions, in the light of their sociodemographic characteristics. The study was conducted using the survey technique on 106 employees of various types of cultural institutions in the Mazovian and Lublin Voivodeships. An original survey questionnaire was used. The research questions were formulated: How are the conditions of professional development perceived by the surveyed people employed in the cultural institution? Do sociodemographic variables significantly differentiate the perception of the conditions of professional development by the surveyed people employed in the cultural institution? It was found that the sociodemographic characteristics taken into account have a limited impact on the perception by people employed in cultural institutions of the conditions of professional development in their current job. Cultural institutions are perceived by people employed in them as requiring a high level of ambition, persistence, initiative and efficiency from the employee. However, it gives the possibility of professional fulfillment in interesting, responsible work, improving qualifications in an institution managed efficiently and by superiors who support the professional development of subordinates, despite the lack of prospects for promotion and high earnings. This picture is all the clearer the higher the education of the person surveyed. However, it is disturbing that a high percentage of respondents confirm phenomena that may suggest the atmosphere of a "rat race". Moreover, although on the one hand the respondents confirm the possibility of achieving professional stability in their current workplace, at the same time, many of them are convinced that their professional situation will deteriorate significantly in the near future.

  • Issue Year: 38/2025
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 57-73
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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