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Employee competencies as a factor conditioning the application of empowerment

Pietroń-Pyszczek Agata, Borowska Magdalena

Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska

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2022

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z. 159

351--364

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Purpose: The aim of this article is to determine whether the level of employee competencies are a limiting factor for the success of empowerment in Polish conditions. Design/methodology/approach: Firstly, we identified – based on the literature – the circumstances that indicate employees' maturity for empowerment. We examined the impact of these factors using a diagnostic survey method (an online questionnaire addressed to employees). In this article, we present the results concerning one of the factors, i.e. employee competencies. In the questionnaire, the respondents self-assessed their own competencies and evaluated the employer's activity in raising employee competencies. Findings: Based on literature research we assumed that empowerment cannot succeed without an appropriate level of employee maturity. This maturity should be characterized by: the level of employees' competencies – in the sense of their preparedness to perform the assigned tasks; the level and nature of employee involvement in work and company life; the approach of employees to comply with norms and rules. In this article, we presented the results of a survey on competencies. Respondents rate their competencies highly; they feel prepared to perform the tasks currently assigned to them; they declare having competencies beyond the tasks assigned; they feel ready to take on new tasks beyond their responsibilities. On this basis, we concluded that the level of preparation of employees to perform assigned tasks is not an obstacle to empowerment. Research limitations/implications: In the future, research will be continued on a larger research sample it is possible to examine how managers assess the maturity of employees and make comparisons between the opinions of employees and those of managers. Practical implications: The methodology we have used can be useful for those in charge of managing people to examine (diagnose) what are the barriers to empowerment in their organisation. Originality/value: The article addresses the problem of potential barriers to empowerment; it points to factors directly related to employees (their competencies and behaviours). We hope that our research will start a discussion on, e.g. cultural (social), historical, and educational barriers to empowerment in the Polish economic reality.

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Improvement of the area of OSH in the enterprise – behavioural approach

Pietroń-Pyszczek Agata, Cierniak-Emerych Anna

Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska

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2019

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z. 136

483--493

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The paper attempts to determine whether the issue of the effect on people's behaviour in the area of occupational safety and health is perceived in the same way by experienced workers as by those who are just beginning their activity in the labour market. The following questions were answered: what may be the reasons for the inappropriate behaviour of employees in the area of occupational safety and health, what motivators should be used to avoid inappropriate behaviour of employees? The survey showed that according to younger respondents, inappropriate staff behaviour results from the lack of example from a supervisor, while older workers consider that this is related to the behaviour of other employees. For more experienced workers, failure to follow occupational safety and health guidelines is caused by the fact that the personal protective equipment required is often uncomfortable, while younger respondents did not perceive subjective physical discomfort as a cause of non-compliance with internal safety regulations; they more often indicated that this was due to staff laziness. The identified hierarchy of motivators perceived by respondents as the most effective is the same for both groups surveyed; persuasive and sanction-based influence was considered the most effective. A group of younger respondents showed a greater willingness to punish workers who do not use the necessary protective equipment. The two groups of respondents also differ in opinions on the methods of using the persuasive influence on employees in the context of improving the area of OSH in the enterprise.

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Gamification as a tool to improve the level of occupational safety and health in the company

Cierniak-Emerych Anna, Pietroń-Pyszczek Agata

Zeszyty Naukowe. Organizacja i Zarządzanie / Politechnika Śląska

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2019

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z. 136

87--96

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In pointing out the sources of success of contemporary enterprises, increasing importance is attached to people and their work, in particular, to safe and healthy working conditions. It is also emphasized that in order to improve occupational safety and health in an enterprise, it is necessary to use appropriate organizational methods to encourage the involvement of employees in these activities. The paper discusses the use of the assumptions of gamification as a tool for increasing employee involvement in raising the level of OSH in the enterprise. The study was aimed at interpreting and critically assessing the previous scientific output devoted to the analysed issues. Within the framework of presentation of case studies of enterprises, critical analysis (including analysis mainly in terms of showing the relationship between shaping occupational safety and health and the use of gamification) concerned the case of an enterprise operating in Poland in which activities for the improvement of working conditions conducive to raising the level of occupational safety and health were conducted on the assumptions of gamification.