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The Hard Truth on Fixed-Term Employment and Organizational Performance – Survey-Based Evidence from Hungary

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  • Vörös Máté

    (University Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics, Pécs, Hungary.)

  • Ásványi Zsófia

    (University Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics, Pécs, Hungary.)

  • Fűrész Diána Ivett

    (University Pécs Faculty of Business and Economics, Pécs, Hungary.)

Abstract

We understand that atypical employment can be sustained if it provides benefits for both the employer and the employee, but these benefits, in most cases, have only an indirect effect on profit. This study examines whether workers with fixed-term employment could be more effective regarding certain performance indicators than their co-workers with indefinite employment contracts. Results show that in one of the two examined performance indicators (number of clients served), individuals working in an atypical form of employment are more efficient for almost all variables, while for the second performance indicator (value creation), they are not more efficient for either of the variables.

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  • Vörös Máté & Ásványi Zsófia & Fűrész Diána Ivett, 2022. "The Hard Truth on Fixed-Term Employment and Organizational Performance – Survey-Based Evidence from Hungary," Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 25(2), pages 165-181.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:zirebs:v:25:y:2022:i:2:p:165-181:n:1009
    DOI: 10.2478/zireb-2022-0020
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    Keywords

    fixed-term employment contract; individual employee performance; job satisfaction; motivation drives;
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    JEL classification:

    • M00 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - General - - - General
    • M51 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
    • M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management
    • M55 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Contracting Devices

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