Naslov
Labour productivity and investment in education in small and medium enterprises in the North West region of Croatia

Autori
Đukec, Damira ; Trstenjak, Janja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Zbornik radova međunarodne konferencije „10th International Entrepreneurship Forum“ / - , 2011, 1-17

Skup
10th International Entrepreneurship Forum

Mjesto i datum
Manama, Bahrein, 09.01.2011. - 11.01.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Croatia, Human Capital, Training, Labour Productivity, Entrepreneurship

Sažetak
The paper presented is a valuable attempt to provide an insight into education, training and labour productivity and a starting point for further research. The main focus is to explore the amount of investment in human capital in small and medium enterprises in the North West region in Croatia in order to examine the extent to which the SME sector builds their competitiveness by investing in training and education programs for their employees and how it influences labour productivity. Empirical research is based on a questionnaire and the sample comprises of small and medium enterprises registered in the chosen geographical area. Data was successfully collected from 10 per cent of the companies in the sample and after performing descriptive statistics and regression analysis the conclusion that there is a positive and significant relation between human capital investment and labour productivity. Also, the research showed that managers have a positive attitude towards additional education programs, which challenges prior research insights. However, the amount of human capital investment is still at a low level.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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