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Being Acquainted with the Employer in Slovenia: Yes-For Employment, No-For Promotion

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  • Marko Ferjan
  • Tomaž Kern
  • Goran Vukovič

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The fundamental question which we deal with in this paper is: from which sources do organizations in Slovenia most frequently obtain new staff. We questioned 1,075 people who are employed. We discovered that more than 40 % of them became employed through personal contacts. This means that they know someone at the organization they are employed in. This type of employment procedure is not typical in the contemporary world. It was established that those who became employed because of personal contacts are not promoted any faster than those who became employed by normal application procedures. Therefore, the method of recruiting does not influence promotion.

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  • Marko Ferjan & Tomaž Kern & Goran Vukovič, 2004. "Being Acquainted with the Employer in Slovenia: Yes-For Employment, No-For Promotion," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2004(1), pages 55-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpep:v:2004:y:2004:i:1:id:231:p:55-66
    DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.231
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    Keywords

    unemployment; human resources management; recruiting; promotion; career;
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    JEL classification:

    • J50 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - General
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search

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