Employers’ Needs and Expectations for Qualified Employees (Case Study on the Opinions in One of the Regions in Latvia)

Qualified, loyal and motivated employees are highly demanded by employers and business promoters. The paper deals with employers’ needs and expectations for qualified and loyal employees, and investigates cooperation of employers, educators and municipalities. The following methods were used: analys...

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Main Authors: Sloka Biruta, Kantāne Ināra, Buligina Ilze, Tora Ginta, Dzelme Juris, Buševica Regīna, Buligina Alise, Tora Pēteris
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Language:English
Published: Riga Technical University Press 2015-08-01
Series:Economics and Business
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/eb-2015-0011
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Tora Ginta
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description Qualified, loyal and motivated employees are highly demanded by employers and business promoters. The paper deals with employers’ needs and expectations for qualified and loyal employees, and investigates cooperation of employers, educators and municipalities. The following methods were used: analysis of scientific publications; focus group discussions; surveys of employers, teaching staff, students and graduates of VEI. For survey data analysis descriptive statistical analysis, non-parametric statistical test of Kruskal-Wallis and factor analysis were applied. The main findings indicate that besides professional skills and competence, social competence, motivation to work and responsibility are requested as well.
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spellingShingle Sloka Biruta
Kantāne Ināra
Buligina Ilze
Tora Ginta
Dzelme Juris
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Buligina Alise
Tora Pēteris
Employers’ Needs and Expectations for Qualified Employees (Case Study on the Opinions in One of the Regions in Latvia)
Economics and Business
education
motivation
practice
qualified workforce
title Employers’ Needs and Expectations for Qualified Employees (Case Study on the Opinions in One of the Regions in Latvia)
title_full Employers’ Needs and Expectations for Qualified Employees (Case Study on the Opinions in One of the Regions in Latvia)
title_fullStr Employers’ Needs and Expectations for Qualified Employees (Case Study on the Opinions in One of the Regions in Latvia)
title_full_unstemmed Employers’ Needs and Expectations for Qualified Employees (Case Study on the Opinions in One of the Regions in Latvia)
title_short Employers’ Needs and Expectations for Qualified Employees (Case Study on the Opinions in One of the Regions in Latvia)
title_sort employers needs and expectations for qualified employees case study on the opinions in one of the regions in latvia
topic education
motivation
practice
qualified workforce
url https://doi.org/10.1515/eb-2015-0011
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