Generation Gap Management in Restructured Metallurgical Enterprises in Poland

Gajdzik Bożena () and Szymszal Jan ()
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Gajdzik Bożena: Faculty of Materials Science and Metallurgy, The Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Poland
Szymszal Jan: Faculty of Materials Science and Metallurgy, The Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Poland

International Journal of Management and Economics, 2015, vol. 47, issue 1, 107-120

Abstract: This paper concerns the problem of generation gap management resulting from personnel restructuring in foundries in Poland. Structural changes to steelworks led to a sharp decline in employment caused by decreased steelworks production. New hiring was limited as a part of employment rationalisation in the steelworks sector. Such personnel policy eventually led to a generation gap. Ratios between individual age groups of employees are imbalanced at steelworks: the numbers of young personnel are low and of those aged 50+ are high. This research forecasts changes in employment levels for the 2013-2019 period, aimed at closing the generation gap. The paper consists of three parts: (1) a descriptive analysis of labor market demographics in Poland’s steel industry; (2) proposed methodology for HR management model, and (3) econometric models forecasting labor demographics in Poland’s steel industry.

Keywords: restructuring process; generation gap management; metallurgical enterprise (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1515/ijme-2015-0031

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