"Baby Boom" generacije na pragu penzionisanja

Author(s): Jelena Stojilković / Language(s): Serbian / Issue: 2/2010

Sudden increase in the number of live births after the Second World War due to an increase in fertility rates has led to the formation of cohorts with specific characteristics or baby boom generation. This generation is unique in the history of the demographic phenomenon that has affected and affects the functioning of many segments of society. The aim of this paper is to assess structure of baby boomers who are few years away from retirement, using demographic data. Impact of baby boomer age structure of current and future retirees is described with a graphical display of current and projected age pyramid of baby boomers. Demographic pattern that women live longer than men is evident in the projected pyramid. In addition, the number of baby boomers will lead to a "younger" old population. The imbalance in the number of men and women pensioners, as well as older cohorts of women and female baby boomers was analysed. As a result, an increasing trend of women's age pensioners who are members of the baby boom generation was clearly observed, which is opposite to the older cohort of women who often were family pensioners. Different circumstances and conditions in which female boomers lived and worked will form a new "pension model" because they will gain their benefits as well as men, for the first time in significant number, unlike their mothers, which gained the right to retire after they become widows. Number of women age pensioners is getting greater compering to men, as the result of changes in the economic activities of women in the last half of the 20th century. When baby boomers retire and exit the working population, this will create a vacuum, because the numerically smaller generations will enter working population, while the sudden and very shortly, the number of population older than 60 or 65 will increase, most of them will likely to acquire the right to a pension. It is undeniable that baby boomers had impact on demographic structure, but also on society as a whole. They have been extremely important factor of development of our country during their working career, they are healthier then previous generation and many of them possess the knowledge and experience gained by the years, so rigid prediction of future changes that will produce the retirement of this generation has no excuses. Retired baby boom generation will perhaps lead to new, better way of life in old age.

"Employee of the Month" in Romania: a Study on Perceptions

Author(s): Sabina Irimie,Bianca Armean / Language(s): English / Issue: 5/2012

An important and complex problem of labor economics in general and of human resource management in particular, is to effectively motivate employees. At the current juncture, under the spectrum of economic crisis, the controversies of theoretical and practical interest such as the importance of the money, the relationship between motivation, satisfaction and performance at work, are more pronounced and more focused on non-financial forms of motivation. At least in part, this is because the usual ways of saving costs in today's organizations seem to aim primarily the expenses on staff (wages, rewards, training funds and so on). In this context, the paper aims to highlight the perceptions of employees on the program "Employee of the Month", as it was implemented in a Romanian organization (in a hybrid approach, combining monetary rewards and recognition awards specific to most common forms of program). Thus, the main results of our study reflect the opinions of people involved in this program, and allow us to sketch some possible changes based on the feedback from employees, in order to further improve the effectiveness of the program.

1st International Conference Global Ethics Key of Sustainability (GEKoS)

1st International Conference Global Ethics Key of Sustainability (GEKoS)

Author(s): / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 2020

Proceedings Volume: 1st International Conference Global Ethics - Key of Sustainability (GEKoS)

A Case Study on Staff Development Program at a Private University in Cyprus

Author(s): Rüya Mert Altıncı / Language(s): English / Issue: 97-1/2019

The purpose of this qualitative case study is to determine both advantages and deficiencies of the staff development program at Foundation English department of one of the most known private universities in North Cyprus. The study is based on positive and negative aspects of the staff development program from the views of their own lecturers. The sample for this study consists of 14 volunteer staff members out of 30 lecturers. These volunteer lecturers consists of 10 female and 4 male lecturers of Foundation English school from different age ranges and nationalities. The data were gathered by using the interview method, including 7 interview questions which were developed by the researcher. The collected data were analyzed by identifying and categorizing the data. The results of this study claim that there are several problems within the staff development program of the private university. Along with the explanation of these problems, the study also presents the causes of these problems and possible solutions as well.

A Country with non-Existent Unemployment. The Special Characteristics of the Czech Labour Market

Author(s): Krzysztof Dębiec / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 2019

Since 2016, the Czech Republic has had the lowest unemployment rate among all EU member states (cf. Chart 1). In mid-2017, it overtook Japan to reach the top position in the ranking of OECD member states. This situation adversely affects companies which are looking for ways to cope with workforce shortages. One solution is the automation of production processes, but employers are also appealing for the country to become more open to receiving immigrant workers, above all from Ukraine. The trade unions are opposed to this, fearing that an influx of workers from other countries will slow down the rate of increase of wages. At the same time, there is a debate in the Czech Republic about the degree to which the present economic model contributes to the country catching up with the Western economies and what should be done to speed up the convergence.

A Glimpse on Gender Inequality in Paid and Unpaid Works During Pandemic Times

Author(s): Cristina Mocanu / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2020

The paper aims to analyse the different challenges that the pandemic crises and lockdown measures have on women lives and works. Pandemic crises ask for carrying activities, both paid and unpaid, works that are usually done by women. The focus of the paper is on the impact of the apparently gender-neutral measures adopted by the Romanian government on the lives and careers of women. We find women as majority both in the frontline services, but also in the sectors that are most affected by lockdown measures. Also we find women as major caregivers in their families, as mothers or grandmothers. Starting with the challenges that we are all currently facing, the last part of the paper aims to portrait the gender roles after lockdown ends and economic crises will take the place.

A Phenomenological Study of Employee Perceptions of Managerial Behaviors as Personal Enactments of Organizational Culture

Author(s): Joanna Małgorzata Michalak,Robert J. Ristino / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2013

Using a phenomenological methodology, this research study examines the phenomenon of organizational culture through the perceptions of those who experience it. Rather than studying how organizational culture affects organizational behavior and success, the researchers focus on employee perceptions of culture as a consequence of experiences with managerial behaviors as personal enactments of culture. The notion of personal enactments is drawn from the work of Edgar Schein. Schein [1985] has identified three levels of organizational culture: artifacts, values and beliefs. Among artifacts, Schein identifies the personal enactments of organizational values by senior managers as one of the more important. The researchers derived the data describing these personal enactments from 20 volunteer subjects reporting in self-administered questionnaires their experiences with managerial behaviors. Respondent perceptions are described in their own words, conveying their understandings, feelings, emotions and behaviors. Responses are categorized into units of relevant meaning, organized into clusters of similar meaning and then into themes. From these themes the researchers draw some insights and understanding of how system actors both live and experience culture in an organizational setting.

A Research on Employment and Unemployment: Case in Turkey

Author(s): Mehmet Saim AŞÇI,Sabri Öz / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2019

Purpose – It is to evaluate active employment policies by examining the types of unemployment in Turkey. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology of this article is literature review. For Turkey’s employment policy, the type of unemploıyment, Dynamics of unemploymen and the characteristics of unemployment subjects are investigated. After a brief introduction, the coming first part of the article consists of general concepts of employment and unemployment. In the second part majör unemployment types have been investigated. Next part is about the employment policy and the dynamic factors of employment. At the end of the article it has been discussed whether active and passive employment policies are enough or not for Turkey. Findings – The articles main outcomes are the basic conceptual information about employment and unemployment where as the main findings are the edequacy of the current applied policy especially on active employment policy in Turkey. It is important that under technological development the traditional policies should be transformed.

A REVIEW OF EMPLOYEES’ JOB SATISFACTION AND ITS AFFECT ON THEIR RETENTION

Author(s): Ikechukwu IRABOR,Ugo Chuks Okolie / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2019

Learning about factors that influence staff retention and ways of improving it can help organizations avoid the inconvenience of high attrition. The employee’s job satisfaction and retention are the main factors for the success and survival of any firm. No one can measure the level of satisfaction an individual gets while he performs his work. But there are factors which directly or indirectly affect the satisfaction level of employees at workplace. Companies that build work environments that attract, motivate, and retain talented employees will be better positioned to succeed in today’s competitive business world that demands quality and cost-efficiency. The main challenges that organizations are facing today is not only managing its human resources but also satisfying and retaining them. Securing and retaining skilled workforce play an important role for any organization, because the knowledge and skills of employees have become highly essential in gaining competitive advantage in today’s business environment. Thus, the objective of this paper was to: examine the factors which affect the job satisfaction of employees. Determine the affect of job satisfaction on employees’ retention and suggest recommendations on possible ways to improve employees’ retention. Also, the essential of having a retention strategy, which is based on a well enunciated human resource management system, was emphasized.

Acquiring knowledge workers in organizations

Author(s): Halina H. Sobocka-Szczapa / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2020

Motivation: In modern enterprises, the basic meaning — in connection with the depletion of other capital resources, and especially natural resources — is the knowledge that determines the value of human capital used in organizations. Very often, therefore, we are currently meeting the term economy based on knowledge, which means the ability of the economy to absorb and simultaneously generate processes related to shaping the competencies of human resources. It is extremely important to verify the relationship between the organization and the labor market as a source of knowledge workers acquisition. The importance of knowledge management in contemporary organizations is the result of the appearance of people with such a unique level of knowledge that they usually decide about the success of the organization’s activities. They are known as knowledge workers. Acquiring knowledge workers is now a must for all organizations, and their management.Aim: The main objective of the study is to present the category of knowledge workers in the context of knowledge management and the possibility of acquiring such employees by modern organizations. The method used in the study is a study review of the literature and statistical analysis of databases.Results: The added value of the analysis is the indication of the relationship between the situation on the labor market and the availability of knowledge workers for companies.

Acta Oeconomica Universitatis Selye

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Slovakia

Acta Oeconomica Universitatis Selye is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Faculty of Economics of J. Selye University in Komárno. There are original scientific papers published in the journal in the following fields: economics and economy, management and marketing, trade and businesses, quantitative methods and statistics, management ethics and management psychology..

Adjustment of Expatriates and Their Spouses as a Challenge for International Human Resource Management

Author(s): Joanna Purgał-Popiela / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2011

International expansion of any organisation is undoubtedly determined by the availability of motivated, competent and mobile employees, especially the expatriates whose performance is crucial when entering new markets. Research evidence, however, suggests that expatriate failure rates have remained moderately high. The important source of such a problem is delegated employees’ and/or their families’ inability to adjust in a host country. Increasing the importance of expatriates’ spouses/partners adjustment in the context of continuing internationalization and dual-career issues creates new challenges for organizations. Those challenges need to be identified and faced up to by HR professionals. The paper discusses the above-mentioned problem; it aims to identify current developments and focuses on their consequences for international human resource management practice.

Agnieszka Sopińska, Patryk Dziurski: Otwarte innowacje. Perspektywa współpracy i zarządzania wiedzą

Author(s): Maria Romanowska / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 2/2018

The review of: Agnieszka Sopińska, Patryk Dziurski, Otwarte innowacje. Perspektywa współpracy i zarządzania wiedzą, Oficyna Wydawnicza SGH, Warszawa 2018 / Open innovations. The prospect of cooperation and knowledge management

Algilanan aşiri nitelikliliğin iş tatmini ve işten ayrilma niyeti üzerine etkisi: örgüt temelli özsayginin düzenleyici rolü

Author(s): Ali Acaray / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 2/2019

Perceived overqualification is that the characteristics of employees such as education, knowledge, skills, and abilities are more than the requirements of job description. Employees' feeling in this way may negatively affect job satisfaction and intention to quit. But, these negative work outcomes could be lessened through various conditions. The aim of this study is to examine the moderating role of organization-based self-esteem on the effect of perceived overqualification on job satisfaction and intention to quit. The data of the study were gathered by the survey technique from 316 employees working full time in the banking sector by using convenience sampling method. Research results carried out that perceived overqualification was related to lower satisfaction and to higher intention to quit. Organization-based self-esteem had a moderating role on the effect of perceived overqualification on job satisfaction and intention to quit.

Algılanan Örgütsel Desteğin İşe Gömülmüşlük Üzerine Etkisi: Kişi-İş Uyumunun Aracılık Rolü

Author(s): Volkan MAZIOĞLU,Engin Kanbur / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 2/2020

Purpose – Purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of person-job fit in the effect of organizational support on job embeddedness. Design/methodology/approach – The research data were collected by using questionnaire technique from 274 employees working at the public and private banks located in Kastamonu, which were determined by convenience sampling and tested with correlation analysis, regression analysis and hierarchical regression analysis. Findings – It was revealed that perceived organizational support has a positive and significant effect on person-job fit and job embeddedness with its subdimensions (fit, links and sacrifice). It was found that person-job fit has a positive and significant effect on job embeddedness and its subdimensions (fit, links and sacrifice). In addition, it was concluded that person-job fit has a partial mediating role in the effect of perceived organizational support on job embeddedness and its subdimensions.

Algılanan Örgütsel Destek, Motivasyon ve Hizmet Performansı Arasındaki İlişkilerin İncelenmesine Yönelik Sağlık Sektöründe Bir Araştırma

Author(s): Ramazan Vedat SÖNMEZ / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 2/2020

Purpose – The purpose of this study is; to reveal the relationships between the organizational support perceived by the employees and the motivation and service performance of the employees. Design/methodology/approach – The universe of the research is 2238 employees working in public hospitals in Şırnak province and its districts. The sample of the study consists of 344 health workers who return to the surveys. KMO and explained variance% values were calculated. In the research, survey technique was used for data collection. The data obtained as a result of the research were analyzed with SPSS 22.0 package program. On the analysis of the data; descriptive statistics are presented with frequency, percentage, average and standard deviation values. The reliability and validity levels of the perceived organizational support, service performance and motivation scale of the employee were done by cronbach alpha analysis and factor analysis.

Algılanan Yönetici Pişmanlığının İstismarcı Yönetim ve İş-Aile Dengesi İlişkisindeki Rolü

Author(s): Kemal Köksal,Ali Gürsoy / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 1/2020

Purpose – The aim of study is to examine the impact of abusive supervision on work-family balance and, the moderating role of perceived supervisor remorse on this relationship. Design/methodology/approach – The data were gathered from 252 participants working in a service sector by convenience sample method. A questionnaire form was used to collect the data. SPSS and AMOS 23.0 programs were used to analyze the data. First, the validity and reliability analyze of the scales were performed and then the hypotheses of the study were tested. Regression and correlation analyze were used to test the hypotheses. Findings – Abusive supervision affects work-family balance significantly and negatively. High perceived supervisor remorse reduces the negative impact of abusive supervision on work-family balance.

Amerykańska polityka wobec rynku pracy a weterani pokolenia 9/11

Author(s): Adam Korolczuk / Language(s): English,Polish / Issue: 4/2015

A few years ago, veteran employment was associated in the United States with the charity. Today both public administration and many private companies are willing to assist former soldiers. Within the next five years, about one million soldiers will have to leave the armed forces because of the planned partial withdrawal of the U. S. troops from Afghanistan and defense cuts. Most of them will find employment, however, a significant percentage, especially the young veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will remain unemployed. Veterans affairs are crucial both for the President of the United States, the Congress and the whole American society, as they are related to the economic and social aspects of the state functioning. On the other hand, misconception about ex-combatants prevents the use of their potential and skills acquired in the military, and is not reflected in any way on the economy of the state. This situation is frustrating because veterans can be very good workers having many qualities that are desirable among employers, such as leadership skills, cooperation, loyalty and initiative.

An Economic Value Approach to Intellectual Capital Accounting: A Case Study of Oman's Hospitality Industry

Author(s): Sandeep Ojha,Mohammed Bakhit Kashoob / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

In the earliest ages people's commercial activities were predominantly based upon direct haggle system and subsequently, the keeping of records wasn't a part of commercial entities. Later on, in production activities, people started using some initial inputs thus, trifling prerequisite of estimation and transactions in monetary term was realized that helped to originate the coins and alternative currencies. Most of the transactions were wiped out of money, and principles of transactions upon credit terms became a part of business activities, recording of transactions became a compulsion to know the amount were outstanding to him by his customers and what as owing by him to his creditors. Now the day’s commercial activities have reached at its advanced stage. In any form of business two categories of resources are used; active resources and inactive resources. A business cannot be operated without human resource. Human resource also be called as active resource as it uses the non-active resource and makes it doable to the most effective utilization of that inactive resource (Ojha 2013). We can understand that in contemporary production troposphere the indispensability of human resource has been reduced up to a great extent but still without a minimum quantity and quality of human resource, a business cannot be operated. Hence, the human resource will continuously have greater degree of favorable position over the inactive resources. This paper is an effort to explore prevailing practices of HRA in hospitality industry of Dhofar region in Sultanate of Oman by applying reformed Lev & Schwartz model.

An Examination on Manegers’ Opinions on the Importance of Cultural Intelligence

Author(s): Hasan Tutar,Vjose Hajrullahu,Nevzat ŞAHİN / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2019

Purpose – Especially, adaptation to multicultural work environments is of great importance for organizational performance as well as for individual performance. The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of the managers of a multinational businesses operating in Kosovo regarding the importance of the cultural intelligence of the employees. Design/methodology/approach – The study is a qualitative research in terms of its methodology and it was designed according to the descriptive phenomenological design. Findings – The data of the study were collected from a group of 8 participants with a semistructured interview form and the study group was determined according to the “purposive sampling” techniques and the “criteria sampling” technique by taking into consideration the general fiction and problem of the study. Content analysis technique was used in the analysis of the data of the study.