CHANGES IN THE WORKING LIFE: THE STORY OF A COMPANY AND ITS EMPLOYEES
CHANGES IN THE WORKING LIFE: THE STORY OF A COMPANY AND ITS EMPLOYEES

Author(s): Katarína Koštialová
Subject(s): Economic history, Social history, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Ústav etnológie a sociálnej antropológie Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: Working life; Organisation; Employees; transformation and adaptation; socio-economic research;
Summary/Abstract: The working life of most people usually takes place in bounds of an institution, a company or an organisation. Even starting working, one already has to adapt to the new team, new skills, company culture or communicational and inter-personal relations. He/she is put in a certain hierarchical structure (professional and functional), works with specific levels of technology in different work and cultural environment. One adopts new goals, values and norms of the group and the institution (Rymeš 1998). For most people work is not only important in order to maintain an income, but also demonstrates other important aspects that are appealing but not always healthy. Examples such as socialising, cultural or identifying function, self-realisation or prestige (Koštialová 2009: 34). Except age, education, etc., a career path is also influenced by political, economic, technological, social and cultural evolution of society that an individual has to adapt to during his/her professional life.

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