The European social fund in the Visegrad countries in the 2007-2013 programming phase

Tomé, Eduardo; Tracz-Krupa, Katarzyna

doi:10.1108/ejtd-06-2018-0053

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“…The fourth point is that the analysis could be made for the period 2014-2020, in order to see if the situations found in this paper have continued or changed. The fifth thought is that the Polish experience in SMEs regarding the ESF could be compared with other similar countries, namely the Visegrad countries [Tomé, Tracz-Krupa 2018]. Finally, from the Polish perspective, a comparison could be made between the SMEs' experience of the ESF and the experience of multinationals.…”

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Human Resource Development in SMEs within the European Social Fund in Poland – research findings and international perspective

Tracz-Krupa¹,

Tomé²

2019

Management Sciences

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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.

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Human Resource Development in SMEs within the European Social Fund in Poland – research findings and international perspective

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Tomé²

2019

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“…The countries have political, cultural, social and economic similarities and share some common ground in the HRD sectors. They do form, in geographical terms, a barrier between central Europe (defined by France and Germany) and the non-EU member states, which still have much in common with the former Soviet Union and Russia (Tomé and Tracz-Krupa, 2019).…”

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“…The paper follows one we had made on the ESF between 2007 and 2013 for the same countries (Tomé and Tracz-Krupa, 2019). Other studies related to this one are the following: Dubyna et al (2022) analysed the training in the ICT in Eastern Europe in the context of Covid-19, analysing the four Visegrad countries; Túri and Virág (2021) compared the Visegrad experience in HR management during Covid-19 with the successful case of South Korea.…”

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Training and development in the Visegrad countries during Covid-19

Tomé,

Tracz-Krupa,

Molek-Winiarska

2023

EJTD

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to define the impact of training and development (T&D) in the Visegrad countries (V4) as impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, namely, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. These countries have some political, cultural, social and economic similarities and share some common ground in the human resource development (HRD) sectors. Design/methodology/approach The authors used the HRD theory and the human capital theory to analyse the context, operations and impact of T&D in the V4 countries due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The research was conducted in 400 companies, 100 from each of the four countries using the computer assisted web interviewing technique. The questionnaire was in a six-point Likert scale format and addressed 12 topics related to T&D: policy, expectations, procedures of diagnosis, preparation, implementation, monitoring, trainees, trainers, investment and expenditures, evaluation, results and controlling. Findings The authors concluded that in the Visegrad countries, Covid-19 raised expectations on T&D. This was followed by increased levels of action in diagnosis, preparation, monitoring and implementation, following pre-existing and adjusted policies. Evaluation and control were complicated. Investment and results and the human side of the T&D (trainees and trainers) were the ones for which there were more uncertainties and perplexities. Research limitations/implications The study has the limitation of using only a small sample in four countries. For further research, the authors suggest a larger study extended to all the European Union countries, an in-depth analysis of the current data and the kurtosis on Policy of T&D. Practical implications The results of the research can be used to improve T&D programs after the Covid-19 pandemic. They could also provide information to external trainers to improve and adjust their services according to the opinions of the respondents of the study. The research findings can also serve institutions responsible for policy provision of HRD at a national level by providing possibilities to apply for funding either within national or regional funds like the National Training Fund in Poland or within European Union money at a national level. Originality/value The study is original because even if the T&D in V4 countries during the Covid-19 pandemic had already been studied separately (e.g. Mikołajczyk, 2021; Vrabcová, Urbancová 2021; Vinichenko et al., 2021), no empirical, cross-national research analysing specifically the T&D in those countries has been carried out so far. The authors use an innovative methodology, addressing 12 topics and the people involved together with the stages in which a T&D policy is divided. That makes it innovative and very relevant.

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Training and Development Processes in Polish Companies during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tracz-Krupa,

Molek-Winiarska,

Tomé

2024

KREM

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The purpose of this paper is to verify and determine changes in training and development processes regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Polish companies. Research Design & Methods:The research was conducted in 100 companies using CAWI and was addressed to human resource (HR) specialists, mainly in large companies from a diverse range of sectors, mainly in manufacturing, public sector, ICT, and transport. The tailored questionnaire consisted of 62 statements addressing the following dimensions: training and development (T&D) policy, organisational expectations, procedures of preparation, implementation and monitoring of T&D, participants, evaluation, and financing and investment in T&D. The theoretical base of the paper is human resource development (HRD) theory.

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The European social fund in the Visegrad countries in the 2007-2013 programming phase

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Human Resource Development in SMEs within the European Social Fund in Poland – research findings and international perspective

Human Resource Development in SMEs within the European Social Fund in Poland – research findings and international perspective

Training and development in the Visegrad countries during Covid-19

Training and Development Processes in Polish Companies during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

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