Significance of various factors motivating employees dependent on their age, gender, educational level and place of residence Cover Image

Istotność poszczególnych czynników motywujących pracowników w zależności od ich wieku, płci, poziomu wykształcenia i miejsca zamieszkania
Significance of various factors motivating employees dependent on their age, gender, educational level and place of residence

Author(s): Anna Turczak
Subject(s): Economy, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Menedżerskiej w Warszawie
Keywords: quality of professional life; age; gender; educational level; place of residence

Summary/Abstract: The factor that is most often mentioned as crucial for assessing the quality of professional live is the appropriate wage. Other characteristics of work that describe its attractiveness are no tensions and stress, stability of employment and job matching the skills. The purpose of the article was to answer the question how age, gender, educational level and place of residence of people influences the fact that some factors are considered by them to be the most important at work and some have – according to their opinion – minor importance. The research has proven that age, educational level and place of residence has the greatest impact on the answer given by a person when is asked if personal development is the vital factor at work and development is much more desired by employees aged under 35, with secondary or higher education and living in towns with population of 20 thousands or more. However, gender of a respondent affects to the greatest extent the significance attributed to job’s independence and independence is much more important for men than for women.

  • Issue Year: 13/2015
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 41-49
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish