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SELECTED ATTRIBUTES OF LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE MSP IN THE VISEGRAD GROUP COUNTRIES. A SECTORAL PERSPECTIVE
Human resource management in the SME segment is a complex process that involves many different factors. The aim of this study is to define the significant attributes of HRM in SMEs and compare attitudes within the three most significant business sectors in the individual Visegrad Group (V4) countries. Empirical research focused on the attitudes of small and medium-sized enterprises was conducted in June 2022 in the V4 countries. Data collection was carried out by the external agency MNFORCE using the Computer Assisted Web Interviewing (CAWI) research method. Within this research, selected attitudes of SMEs in the field of human resource management in the three most important sectors within the individual V4 countries were examined. The sample size was represented by 995 respondents. Statistical hypotheses were tested using descriptive statistics and Z-scores at a significance level of α = 5%. A positive finding is that within the examined sample, SMEs consider people in the company to be the most important capital and perceive human resource management positively in the context of corporate management. As a negative trend, the insufficient evaluation of employee performance by SMEs can be noted, and the level of investment in human capital is significantly limited. The most common differences in SME attitudes were found when comparing manufacturing companies with the service sector and the trade sector, which is determined by the peculiarities of the transformation process in these companies.
Release: 2023/2 Pages: 5-13 JEL classification: J24, O15, M12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52665/ser20230201
Keywords: human capital, small and medium enterprises, human resource management, worker performance
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Contacts:
Jaroslav Belás Jr., Ing.
Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín
Faculty of Social and Economic Relations
Študentská 3, 911 50 Trenčín , Slovak republic
Email : jaroslav.belas@tnuni.sk
Martin Šrámka, Ing.,Ph.D
Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín
Faculty of Social and Economic Relations
Študentská 3, 911 50 Trenčín , Slovak republic
Email : martin.sramka.tnuni.sk
Zdenko Metzker, Ing.
Center for Applied Economic Research
Faculty of Management and Economics
Tomas Bata University in Zlín
Mostní 5139, 760 01 Zlín
Email : metzker@utb.cz
Kristína Kozová, Ing.
Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín
Faculty of Social and Economic Relations
Študentská 3, 911 50 Trenčín , Slovak republic
Email: kristína.kozova@tnuni.sk
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