Can HRM Utilize Hero Analyses in Identifying Employees’ Profiles? The Case of the Slovak and Czech Republics

Helena Šajgalíková; Lukáš Copuš

doi:10.15549/jeecar.v7i1.370

Authors

Dr. Helena Šajgalíková University of Economics in Bratislava Faculty of Applied Languages Slovakia
Dr. Lukáš Copuš Comenius University in BratislavaFaculty of ManagementSlovakia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v7i1.370

Keywords:

human resources management, role model, heroes, value profile, selection process

Abstract

Finding feasible ways to predict the behaviour of organizations’ current and future employees is one of the most crucial HRM roles. The identification of heroes is a potential and innovative technique. The objective of the study is to identify heroes recognized by university students (to-be employees) and the values the students attach to them, as the grounds for establishing an employee profile useful in recruitment and selection processes. Simultaneously, the study pays attention to the respondents’ cultural context, namely the one of national culture (students of Slovak and Czech universities). The sample employee profiles open new opportunities for further exploration of the approach on the academic level as well as in the HRM practice. The differences identified in applicants’ hero categories significantly enhance understanding of their behavioural tendencies. The findings open several questions about the role of companies as well as educational systems in future employees’ value system evolution.

Author Biographies

Dr. Helena Šajgalíková, University of Economics in Bratislava Faculty of Applied Languages Slovakia

Dr. Helena Šajgalíková is an associate professor at the Faculty of Applied Languages, University of Economics, and the Faculty of Management, Comenius University, both in Bratislava, Slovakia, teaching Culture and Communication, Organizational Cultures and Organizational Cultures – European Features. Her research focuses on various cultural aspects of human interactions, primarily in an organizational context (e.g. culturally conditioned profiling, communication, roles managers play in public diplomacy).

Dr. Lukáš Copuš, Comenius University in BratislavaFaculty of ManagementSlovakia

Dr. Lukáš Copuš is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, teaching Organizational Cultures, Organizational Systems, Introduction to Management. His research interest includes human resources management, namely topics such as organizational cultures and to-be employees’ role models.

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