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Croatian workers in the period of transition: A five-year follow-up of job-related attitudes

Every year since 1993 we have been surveying job-related attitudes of Croatian employees. The purpose was (1) to learn about their occupational goals and satisfactions in the period of transition and socioeconomic crisis, and (2) to compare the responses of employees from private firms, state-owned firms, and government-financed institutions. The data have been collected through a self-report questionnaire yielding measures of the subjects' general job satisfaction and attitudes towards specific job aspects (which include job content, co-workers, management, pay, advancement possibilities, working conditions, participation in decision, and job security). The questionnaire has been applied individually under the guidance of trained interviewers. About 1200 employees have been questioned thus far. The results generally reveal that pay has been the job aspect of topmost importance during the surveyed period. High value was also placed upon good managers, agreeable co-workers, and job security. However, the perceived availability of most job factors was severely low, indicating a profound deficiency in need satisfaction of the Croatian work force. This deficiency seemed to be less pronounced in the private sector: the respondents from the private firms perceived better job characteristics and expressed more job satisfaction than the respondents from state-owned firms. The implication of the results for the transitional process will be discussed.

occupational goals; job satisfaction; transition; socio-economic crisis

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