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Generation Gap Management in Restructured Metallurgical Enterprises in Poland

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  • Gajdzik Bożena
  • Szymszal Jan

    (Faculty of Materials Science and Metallurgy, The Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Poland)

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This paper concerns the problem of generation gap management resulting from personnel restructuring in foundries in Poland. Structural changes to steelworks led to a sharp decline in employment caused by decreased steelworks production. New hiring was limited as a part of employment rationalisation in the steelworks sector. Such personnel policy eventually led to a generation gap. Ratios between individual age groups of employees are imbalanced at steelworks: the numbers of young personnel are low and of those aged 50+ are high. This research forecasts changes in employment levels for the 2013-2019 period, aimed at closing the generation gap. The paper consists of three parts: (1) a descriptive analysis of labor market demographics in Poland’s steel industry; (2) proposed methodology for HR management model, and (3) econometric models forecasting labor demographics in Poland’s steel industry.

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  • Gajdzik Bożena & Szymszal Jan, 2015. "Generation Gap Management in Restructured Metallurgical Enterprises in Poland," International Journal of Management and Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Collegium of World Economy, vol. 47(1), pages 107-120, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ijomae:v:47:y:2015:i:1:p:107-120:n:6
    DOI: 10.1515/ijme-2015-0031
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