Naslov
Investments in Employees: Attitudes and Practices in Croatian Enterprises

Autori
Goić, Srećko ; Planinić, Maja

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

Izvornik
Human Capital without Borders: Knowledge and Learning for Quality of Life ; Proceedings of the Management, Knowledge and Learning International Conference 2014 / Valerij Dermol, Marko Smrkolj, and Goran Ðaković - Bangkok : Celje : Lublin : ToKnowPress, 2014, 1289-1298

ISBN
978-961-6914-07-9

Skup
MakeLearn 2014: Human Capital without Borders ; Knowledge and Learning for Quality of Life

Mjesto i datum
Portorož, Slovenija, 25.06.2014. - 27.06.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
investment in people; competitive position; organizational performance

Sažetak
Investments in employees and creation of 'human capital' are among the most researched aspects of modern human resources management. Education and training of employees, creating new knowledge and skills, and developing employee motivation, are the crucial elements of investments in employees. That should positively affect creation and maintenance of enterprise's competitive position, and eventually significantly contribute to enterprise's overall performance. This paper is based on a research performed on a sample of 47 Croatian enterprises from electro-informatics industry. Preliminary results show that those enterprises have quite strong awareness of importance and need for investment in people. Moreover, management of those enterprises gives higher importance to the investment in people than to the investment in 'tangible assets'. Although a direct (significant) correlation between investments in people and enterprise financial performances has not been found, a significant correlation between investments in people and competitive abilities of the enterprise has been found.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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