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The aim of the study was to conduct an analysis of selected anthropometric measurements of sitting posture of the adult male population and to compare the results to the workplace of earthmoving machine operators. Research into this problem is important in several respects, particularly the design approaches taken for the current and future machines, and their impact on the health and safety of operators. The anthropometric analysis was based on dimension measurements of the adult male population gathered in the years 2002–2019. The sample consisted of 1702 subjects aged 18 to 25. Thirteen body dimensions were selected and evaluated according to the European Standard of International Organization for Standardization (EN ISO) Nr. 3411. Anthropometric analysis of individual dimensions was evaluated using descriptive statistics and frequency histograms. The results of the analysis were compared to values recommended in the EN ISO 3411 standard. Results confirmed the growing trend of specific human dimensions within the adult population. In eight of the 13 analyzed body dimensions, descriptive statistics showed above-average values in the analyzed population compared to the values given in the standard. The long-term trend commonly observed in the adult population of developed countries was also confirmed.
Miloš Gejdoš; Miloš Hitka; Žaneta Balážová. Anthropometric Analysis of Selected Body Dimensions and Comparison with the Design Approach for Forestry and Agricultural Machine Operators. Forests 2021, 12, 1038 .
AMA StyleMiloš Gejdoš, Miloš Hitka, Žaneta Balážová. Anthropometric Analysis of Selected Body Dimensions and Comparison with the Design Approach for Forestry and Agricultural Machine Operators. Forests. 2021; 12 (8):1038.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiloš Gejdoš; Miloš Hitka; Žaneta Balážová. 2021. "Anthropometric Analysis of Selected Body Dimensions and Comparison with the Design Approach for Forestry and Agricultural Machine Operators." Forests 12, no. 8: 1038.
The main goal of human resource management (HRM) is to create conditions that allow enterprises to run businesses effectively by following the maximum performance and sustainability of business processes, which are key factors for an enterprise to succeed on the market. For effective management of employees as a part of HRM, systematic employee motivation is necessary because human resources are a key factor for achieving enterprise sustainability. As employees can be motivated by everything stimulating their activity, the aim is to define the importance of employee motivation through the most important motivation factors relating to mutual relationships. The emphasis is put on the identification of statistically significant differences in terms of socio-demographic features of employees. At a significance level of 5%, the statistically significant differences in terms of gender, age, and job were tested further using Tukey’s honestly significant difference test. The research results showed a large number of statistically significant differences between individual employee categories. This leads to the conclusion that employers should focus on creating individual motivation programs for employees and not approach employees uniformly because of their various needs. Creating individual motivation programs for employees should respect their needs in terms of gender, age, and job position. Enterprises are recommended to focus their motivation programs on supporting motivation factors related to finance, mutual relationships, and work conditions.
Silvia Lorincová; Miloš Čambál; Andrej Miklošík; Žaneta Balážová; Zdenka Gyurák Babeľová; Miloš Hitka. Sustainability in Business Process Management as an Important Strategic Challenge in Human Resource Management. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5941 .
AMA StyleSilvia Lorincová, Miloš Čambál, Andrej Miklošík, Žaneta Balážová, Zdenka Gyurák Babeľová, Miloš Hitka. Sustainability in Business Process Management as an Important Strategic Challenge in Human Resource Management. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (15):5941.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSilvia Lorincová; Miloš Čambál; Andrej Miklošík; Žaneta Balážová; Zdenka Gyurák Babeľová; Miloš Hitka. 2020. "Sustainability in Business Process Management as an Important Strategic Challenge in Human Resource Management." Sustainability 12, no. 15: 5941.
The ability to do business successfully and to stay on the market is a unique feature of each company ensured by highly engaged and high-quality employees. Therefore, innovative leaders able to manage, motivate, and encourage other employees can be a great competitive advantage of an enterprise. Knowledge of important personality factors regarding leadership, incentives and stimulus, systematic assessment, and subsequent motivation factors are parts of human capital and essential conditions for effective development of its potential. Familiarity with various ways to motivate leaders and their implementation in practice are important for improving the work performance and reaching business goals. Pearson’s chi-square test is used to test correlation between the motivation factors relating to career aspiration and education. Following the research results, the fact that there is dependence between the motivation factors relating to career aspiration and completed education can be stated. The motivation factors relating to career aspiration are important, even very important for highly educated employees and employees with upper secondary education. Following the research results, the fact that the requirements and expectations relating to career aspiration are more demanding when the education completed by employees is higher is confirmed.
Miloš Hitka; Alžbeta Kucharčíková; Peter Štarchoň; Žaneta Balážová; Michal Lukáč; Zdenko Stacho. Knowledge and Human Capital as Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Human Resource Management. Sustainability 2019, 11, 4985 .
AMA StyleMiloš Hitka, Alžbeta Kucharčíková, Peter Štarchoň, Žaneta Balážová, Michal Lukáč, Zdenko Stacho. Knowledge and Human Capital as Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Human Resource Management. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (18):4985.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiloš Hitka; Alžbeta Kucharčíková; Peter Štarchoň; Žaneta Balážová; Michal Lukáč; Zdenko Stacho. 2019. "Knowledge and Human Capital as Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Human Resource Management." Sustainability 11, no. 18: 4985.
The aim of the paper is to analyse the effect of key factors affecting the risk of workplace injuries and to identify the most common workplace accidents regarding injured body parts with respect to anthropometric data measurements of the population. Data associated with workplace accidents over the years 2000–2016 were drawn from the records of the state enterprise Forests of the Slovak Republic, situated in Banská Bystrica. Gathered data were processed and entered into the database complemented by the data on accidents of the self-employed working in the forestry industry. A total of 1874 workplace accidents in the state enterprise were recorded and statistically evaluated during the analysis period. A method for contingency table was used to analyse correlation between qualitative (categorical) variables in the dataset. A Poisson regression model was used to determine the injury rate. Forest harvesting is considered the most risky phase of the process of harvesting, processing, and transport. The highest number of workplace accidents (31.8% of all recorded workplace accidents) occurred during the forest harvesting phase during the analysis period. Timber skidding, with 16% of recorded accidents, was the second highest-risk phase. The workplace injury rate in the forest industry in Slovakia decreased over the course of the years 2000–2016. Head and facial injuries were those with the highest rate (67.1% injuries of these body parts) during the phase of harvesting and skidding.
Miloš Gejdoš; Mária Vlčková; Zuzana Allmanová; Žaneta Balážová. Trends in Workplace Injuries in Slovak Forest Enterprises. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 141 .
AMA StyleMiloš Gejdoš, Mária Vlčková, Zuzana Allmanová, Žaneta Balážová. Trends in Workplace Injuries in Slovak Forest Enterprises. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (1):141.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiloš Gejdoš; Mária Vlčková; Zuzana Allmanová; Žaneta Balážová. 2019. "Trends in Workplace Injuries in Slovak Forest Enterprises." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 1: 141.
Slovakia’s, Lithuania‘s and Czech’s entry into the European Union resulted in their labour market integration in Europe. Factors influencing job satisfaction or employee motivation are identical on the markets of new members of the EU. Satisfaction at work is one of the most rigorous determinants of employee motivation. Sampling unit consisted of 2,369 respondents from Slovakia, 270 respondents from the Czech Republic and 183 respondents from Lithuania. Sampling units were tested using one-way analysis of variance, Fisher F-test. We find out that motivation needs of individual countries are not identical despite 10 years of EU membership. There are significant differences in motivation needs of employees in individual countries. The most exacting needs are those of the respondents in Lithuania and the less exacting ones are those of the respondents in Slovakia. Variety in opinions is also fundamentally different in individual countries. The highest variety is in Slovakia and the lowest one in Lithuania. Atmosphere in the workplace, supervisor’s approach, basic salary, good work team, job security, fair appraisal system are the most important motivation factors in all studied countries. However, the order of importance varies in individual countries. Defining the level of satisfaction in individual countries is the result of the research. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ee.29.5.13953
Miloš Hitka; Žaneta Balážová; Vladimiras Gražulis; Pavla Lejsková. Determinants of Employee Motivation in Slovakia, Lithuania and the Czech Republic 10 years after Joining the European Union. Engineering Economics 2018, 29, 536-547 .
AMA StyleMiloš Hitka, Žaneta Balážová, Vladimiras Gražulis, Pavla Lejsková. Determinants of Employee Motivation in Slovakia, Lithuania and the Czech Republic 10 years after Joining the European Union. Engineering Economics. 2018; 29 (5):536-547.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiloš Hitka; Žaneta Balážová; Vladimiras Gražulis; Pavla Lejsková. 2018. "Determinants of Employee Motivation in Slovakia, Lithuania and the Czech Republic 10 years after Joining the European Union." Engineering Economics 29, no. 5: 536-547.
Miloš Hitka; Pavol Joščák; Silvia Lorincová; Žaneta Balážová. Bed Size, Quality Sleep and Occupational Safety: An Investigation of Students at Slovak Universities. Occupational Health and Safety - A Multi-Regional Perspective 2018, 1 .
AMA StyleMiloš Hitka, Pavol Joščák, Silvia Lorincová, Žaneta Balážová. Bed Size, Quality Sleep and Occupational Safety: An Investigation of Students at Slovak Universities. Occupational Health and Safety - A Multi-Regional Perspective. 2018; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiloš Hitka; Pavol Joščák; Silvia Lorincová; Žaneta Balážová. 2018. "Bed Size, Quality Sleep and Occupational Safety: An Investigation of Students at Slovak Universities." Occupational Health and Safety - A Multi-Regional Perspective , no. : 1.
Differences in Employee Motivation in Slovakia and Czech Republic | InTechOpen, Published on: 2017-06-07. Authors: Miloš Hitka and Žaneta Balážová
Miloš Hitka; Žaneta Balážová. Differences in Employee Motivation in Slovakia and Czech Republic. Issues of Human Resource Management 2017, 1 .
AMA StyleMiloš Hitka, Žaneta Balážová. Differences in Employee Motivation in Slovakia and Czech Republic. Issues of Human Resource Management. 2017; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiloš Hitka; Žaneta Balážová. 2017. "Differences in Employee Motivation in Slovakia and Czech Republic." Issues of Human Resource Management , no. : 1.
Miloš Hitka; Žaneta Balážová. Comparison of Motivation Level of Service Sector Employees in the Regions of Slovakia and Austria. Procedia Economics and Finance 2015, 23, 348 -355.
AMA StyleMiloš Hitka, Žaneta Balážová. Comparison of Motivation Level of Service Sector Employees in the Regions of Slovakia and Austria. Procedia Economics and Finance. 2015; 23 ():348-355.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiloš Hitka; Žaneta Balážová. 2015. "Comparison of Motivation Level of Service Sector Employees in the Regions of Slovakia and Austria." Procedia Economics and Finance 23, no. : 348-355.