DIFFERENCES IN EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION IN WOODPROCESSING ENTERPRISES IN SELECTED COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL EUROPE

The human factor is still an irreplaceable element bearing a competitive advantage in the changed conditions of the wood-processing industry created by Industrial Revolution 4.0. Their sophisticated use and motivation result in the company's higher performance potential, and satisfaction is ref...

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Published inActa facultatis xylologiae Zvolen Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. 135 - 147
Main Authors Hitka, Milos, Lizbetinová, Lenka, Lejsková, Pavla, Nedeliaková, Eva, Sydor, Maciej
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Zvolen Technical University in Zvolen 01.07.2023
Subjects
Business competition
Careers
Cronbach's alpha
Employees
Finance
Gender
Globalization
Human capital
Human factors
Human resource management
Motivation
Processing industry
Questionnaires
Variance analysis
Wages & salaries
Wood
Working conditions
Czech Republic
Ukraine
Slovakia
Central Europe
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Summary:The human factor is still an irreplaceable element bearing a competitive advantage in the changed conditions of the wood-processing industry created by Industrial Revolution 4.0. Their sophisticated use and motivation result in the company's higher performance potential, and satisfaction is reflected in higher employee loyalty. The study aims to evaluate the level of motivation of employees working in the wood-processing industry in selected Central European countries (Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine) from the point of view of groups of motivation factors and then to compare them between countries in terms of gender and age. Differences in the mean values of the compared groups were tested, taking into account the confidence interval. The research was conducted at the beginning of 2021 when Ukraine has not been in a military conflict yet. The result of our findings is the knowledge that the most important motivation factors for Slovak employees in the wood-processing industry are those related to finance and employer-employee relationships. Czech employees also prefer the same motivation factors but place less emphasis on them. Employees of the wood-processing industry in Ukraine prefer motivation factors related to finance and career aspiration. From the point of view of motivation, the input qualitative parameters of rawwood material and its assessment in forest stands are also important. In globalization, the findings of our study can serve as insights for managers within the wood-processing industry. These insights can be particularly beneficial in enhancing the quality of human resource management, with a particular emphasis on bolstering employee motivation.
ISSN:1336-3824
DOI:10.17423/afx.2023.65.2.12