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The Role Of Staff In The Operation Of Telecottages

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The main purpose of establishing telecottages is to improve the provision of IT inf¬rastructure in rural settlements via providing community access. The quantity and quality of staffing is a key factor in the long term operation of the telecottages. National and international literature focuses on the fact that use of the IT tools of telecottages requires suitable staffing. Asurvey conducted in 2004 showed that managers working in the questioned telecottages typically have higher education qualification, but only 54% of them receive any sort of remuneration for their work. More than half of the client service associates have secondary qualification, and every third of them does not receive any remuneration for their work. The survey findings indicate that the skills of the client service associates of the telecottages are quite appropriate, but the lack of financial incentives causes significant fluctuation among staff due to social insecurity. Asurvey conducted by Fabulya conducted two years later (in 2006) indicated that the situation had not improved but had gotten worse: in 2006, half of the telecottages surveyed operated without any paid employees. To successfully operate a telecottage, employees need to be motivated and financially encouraged. Due to the constant lack of financial resources, telecottages are not able to provide appropriate financial incentive to the workforce. Difficulties of the operation can be resolved by transforming the system of grants and subsidies. ----------------------------------------------------- A teleházak létrehozásának fő célja a vidéki települések informatikai infrastruktúra-ellátottságának javítása, a közösségi hozzáférés biztosításán keresztül. A teleházak munkaerejének mennyisége és minősége döntő fontosságú az üzemeltetésben. A hazai és külföldi szakirodalom kiemeli, hogy a teleházak eszközrendszerének felhasználásához megfelelő munkaerőre van szükség. A 2004-ben elvégzett felmérés eredményei szerint a megvizsgált teleházakban dolgozó menedzserek jellemzően felsőfokú végzettséggel rendelkeznek, de csak 54%-uk kap fizetséget az elvégzett munkáért. Az ügyfélszolgálatos munkatársak több mint fele középfokú végzettséggel rendelkezik, és közülük minden harmadik nem kap egyáltalán fizetséget. A teleházas alkalmazottak szakmai tudása a felmérés sze¬rint megfelelőnek mondható, ugyanakkor az anyagi ösztönzők hiánya jelentős munkaerő-fluktuációt okoz, ami az állandó létbizonytalanságból fakad. Fabulya vizsgálatai szerint a helyzet nem változott, sőt romlott, mivel 2006-ban az általa vizsgált teleházak felében nem volt fizetett alkalmazott. A teleházas munkatársak anyagi ösztönzése és motiválása létfontosságú a sikeres működtetéshez. A teleházak forráshiányos állapota miatt jelenleg nem képesek dolgozóikat anyagilag megfelelően motiválni. Az üzemeltetési nehézségeket a pályázati és támogatási rendszer átalakítása oldhatja meg.

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  • Hohl, Ferenc, 2010. "The Role Of Staff In The Operation Of Telecottages," GAZDÁLKODÁS: Scientific Journal on Agricultural Economics, Karoly Robert University College, vol. 54(Special E), pages 1-8.
  • Handle: RePEc:ags:gazdal:99214
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.99214
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