(un facteur d'impact)ACLDeveloped market economies show a growing interest in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), attested by the sizeable theoretical and empirical literature on this issue. There is, however, less evidence of its existence in other geographical areas. Therefore, this paper proposes a framework for the study of this phenomenon in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC). This will be followed by an analysis of qualitative data obtained during semi-structured interviews with the representatives of 19 companies operating in four CEEC (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria). The paper concludes that CSR should not be considered as the privilege of developed market economies, since a variety of responsible practices do exist in CEEC organizations. However, the study of their specificity appears to be more complex than an approach in terms either of a transposition of models or of legacy would lead us to believe. An evolutionary approach to institutions allows us to consider that the analysis of the CSR forms in the context of transition economies should take into account interactions between elements dependent on the past as well as imported standards and practices which have themselves been subject to change

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This paper focuses on examining the differences in access and use of ICT in selected risk groups of the population in V4 countries. It is a question of digital inequality and the digital divide, which are a threat to the progress of the whole society because they cause digital exclusion. Based on the theoretical framework of this concept, the authors examine the extent of this exclusion in the year 2019 in the Visegrad Group countries, using a modified digital divide index. The analysis confirmed significant differences in ICT access and usage among older people, individuals with low education and low income in comparison to the average population. The extent of these inequalities varies in V4 countries, although there is no significant difference in the development of infrastructure or other social inequalities.Available data show that Hungary has the lowest level of digital equality lagging behind other countries in the level of trust in information and services provided online and in perceived security.

This paper explores the challenges faced by older workers (50+) related to technostress and the digital divide. Technostress is a growing phenomenon resulting from the widespread use of ICT technologies in modern society. The aim of this paper is to propose and characterize strategies to reduce technostress and the digital divide that would help the inclusion and retention of older workers in both private and public organizations. This paper is based on the Arksey and O’Malley framework for scoping reviews. The results of the research conducted show that one of the most effective strategies to mitigate the effects of these phenomena is social dialogue between employers and employees, which can be a source of innovative and creative solutions. As part of the answer to the research question, we found that the social dialogue about solving the impact of technostress should include the active involvement of older adults, which would reflect their current needs.

The flexicurity approach has taken official shape with the release of the Europe 2020 strategy, which recommended this approach for employment policies for all EU Member States. As Europe 2020 is in its final phase, the aim of the paper was to analyse the development of flexicurity implementation during the validity of the Europe 2020 strategy in selected countries (the Slovak Republic, the Netherlands, France and Poland) based on individual flexicurity indicators and to find out to what extent this development correlated with employment rate in the countries concerned. The results show that the positive development within the four proposed components of flexicurity may contribute to increasing employment rate in the given countries. On the other hand, it is important to perceive that the employment rate reflects the overall situation in the country and is influenced by many different determinants. At the end of the article, we present our view of the further development of flexicurity.