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THE PERCEPTION OF IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN SMES
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are generally considered to be a flexible, efficient and progressive part of the economic system worldwide. Personnel management is an integral part of every business. Its importance lies in the systemic management of human resources, which should ensure a comprehensive and effective management of human capital in the company. In SMEs, personnel management is usually performed by an individual or a smaller group of people. Therefore, on the one hand, this activity is significantly easier for this segment compared to larger companies. On the other hand, it can be assumed that in the managerial practice of SMEs there are no sophisticated approaches to personnel management, which represents certain limits and limitations in personnel work. The aim of the article is to present and quantify important factors of personnel management in the SME segment. Part of the set goal is to compare the approach of entrepreneurs according to the size of the company, the education of entrepreneurs and the age of the entrepreneur / manager. Following the stated goal of the research, empirical research was carried out in Slovakia through an online questionnaire on a sample of 250 respondents. Statistical hypotheses were verified using descriptive statistics methods (percentages) and Pearson statistics (chi square and Z-score). Empirical research has yielded some interesting findings. A large part of entrepreneurs confirmed that they apply a participatory management style in the management of the company, which can be perceived as a positive trend. It is also possible to perceive positively the situation that a large part of entrepreneurs appreciated the importance of human capital for the company. SMEs regularly evaluate the performance of employees and motivate them to innovate their work practices. On the other hand, we found that the attitude of SMEs to understand and apply CSR is not correct and probably many of these companies do not understand the importance of CSR for society.
Release: 2021/2 Pages: 5-14 JEL classification: L26, J24, M12, O15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52665/ser20210201
Keywords: mall and medium sized Enterprises, Personal Management, Slovak SMEs
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Contacts:
Jaroslav Belas, Jr.
Alexander Dubček University in Trenčín
Faculty of Social and Economic Relations
Studentska 3, 91150 Trenčín, Slovak Republic,
Tel.: +421 32 7400 451
E-mail: jaroslav.belas@tnuni.sk.
Zoltan Rozsa
Alexander Dubček University in Trenčín
Faculty of Social and Economic Relations
Studentska 3 91150 Trenčín, Slovak Republic
Tel.: +421 32 7400 452
E-mail: zoltan.rozsa@tnuni.sk.
Zdenko Metzker
Tomas Bata University in Zlín
Faculty of Management and Economics
Zlín, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 576 032 120
Email: z_metzker@utb.cz
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