Acta academica karviniensia 2023, 23(1):81-93 | DOI: 10.25142/aak.2023.007

The Importance of Motivational Factors in Slovak Companies

Lukáš Smerek, Veronika Bódiová

Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici, Ekonomická fakulta, Tajovského 10, 975 90 Banská Bystrica

The object of investigation in this article are motivational factors or benefits that Slovak companies offer to their employees. The aim of the contribution is to find out what benefits employers offer to motivate their employees and whether they are effective from the employees' point of view. The intention is to find out the differences in the perception of the importance of benefits between genders and age categories of employees. The main data collection method used is a sociological survey in the form of a questionnaire survey, in which 263 employees of Slovak companies participated. The results are evaluated using descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis test, Pearson's Chi-square test and Cramer's V. The research results confirm that employees have different motivational factors and benefits that they consider important. Gender plays a role in deciding benefit requirements, but it is not the only factor. Some benefits are more popular in certain age groups.

Keywords: benefits, motivation, motivational factors, motivational tools, Slovak companies.

JEL classification: M12, M52, M54

Received: March 8, 2023; Revised: March 24, 2023; Accepted: May 17, 2023; Published: May 18, 2023  Show citation