Príčiny a kontexty pracovnej neistoty na Slovensku
The Causes and Context of Job Insecurity in Slovakia

Author(s): Michal Kentoš
Subject(s): Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Demography and human biology, Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: job insecurity; working conditions; sociodemographic predictors;
Summary/Abstract: The presented study deals with the research of job insecurity. Job insecurity is in this context defined as perceived threat that of job lose. Objective. The aim of the study is to analyze the current level of job insecurity in our conditions in the context of contradictory findings on the level of job insecurity in Slovakia. At the same time, the causes of job insecurity were investigated. Method. Following the findings on the incidence, intensity and context of job insecurity, research of the working population was conducted using an online panel on a sample of 1010 respondents, including 508 women and 502 men. Results. The results of the study indicate that the level of job insecurity is mainly due to the method of its measurement. Factors of job insecurity, along with traditional socio-demographic predictors at its level, were influenced by factors of organizational changes, competence, and individual's influence on work. Limits. The limit of the study as well as the results is the method of data collection only by Internet users.

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