Human Resource Development in SMEs within the European Social Fund in Poland - Research Findings and International Perspective

• Autorzy: Katarzyna Tracz-Krupa , Eduardo Tome

Warianty tytułu

Rozwój zasobów ludzkich w MŚP ze środków Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego (EFS) - wyniki badań empirycznych i perspektywa międzynarodowa

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper aims to examine the Human Resource Development (HRD) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) in Poland between 2007 and 2013. The research is based on theories that support HRD investment specifically in SMEs, and uses the Human Capital Theory (HCT) with some extensions. The paper addresses the question of public support in HRD and international support for development purposes. Finally it stresses that the support may have national and international implications. The research methodology involved a series of computer assisted telephone interviews (CATI) in a sample of 44 SMEs that received EU funding for HRD. It also included computer assisted personal interviews (CAPI) with experts in the ESF, participant observation and analysis of the project documentation. The findings indicate that the ESF effort of international scope had a positive impact in Polish SMEs.(original abstract)

Celem niniejszego artykułu jest zaprezentowanie wyników badań empirycznych dotyczących rozwoju zasobów ludzkich w MŚP w ramach środków z Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego (EFS) w Polsce w perspektywie 2007-2013. Teorię bazową do rozważań stanowi teoria kapitału ludzkiego. Artykuł dotyczy pytania o wsparcie publiczne na rozwój zasobów ludzkich oraz wsparcie międzynarodowe na cele rozwojowe. Autorzy podkreślają, iż może mieć ono implikacje krajowe i międzynarodowe. Badania przeprowadzono na grupie 44 MŚP, które otrzymały wsparcie na rozwój zasobów ludzkich z EFS. Analizy dokonano z użyciem ankiety z kwestionariuszem jako narzędziem. Ponadto w badaniach wykorzystano opinie ekspertów z zakresu EFS, z którymi przeprowadzono wywiady osobiste, zastosowano też analizę dokumentacji projektowych. Z przeprowadzonych analiz wynika, iż wsparcie z EFS miało pozytywny wpływ na MŚP.(abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Human resources; Small business; European Social Fund (ESF)

PL

Zasoby ludzkie; Małe i średnie przedsiębiorstwa; Europejski Fundusz Społeczny (EFS)

• Czasopismo: Nauki o Zarządzaniu / Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: 24
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 26--40

Twórcy

autor

Katarzyna Tracz-Krupa

• Wrocław University of Economics, Poland

autor

Eduardo Tome

• European University of Lisbon, Portugal

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DOI

10.15611/ms.2019.2.04