The aim of this study is to examine the similarities and differences in the attitudes of people living in the Visegrad Group (V4) countries towards work. In the introduction to the study, we briefly discuss the establishment of the Visegrad Group and the peculiarities of the labor market in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. Our research was based on secondary data. We examined some questions of the European Values Survey related to the world of work and then compared the results in the four countries analyzed.The database contains a total of 6,109 responses from V4 countries. The hypotheses we formulated were tested using the Chi-square test in IBM SPSS statistical software. The country of the respondents was an independent variable in the analysis, and a dependent variable was the importance of work in people's lives, agreement with three job-related statements, and people's opinion about income equality. In the final chapter of the study, we summarize the conclusions drawn from the results.
Research background: Due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus and its pernicious effects on the economy, a great change can be observed in consumer attitudes towards shopping. Needless to say, the demand for necessities comes to the fore, and consumers need to face a lot of hindrances when it comes to the decision-making process. It should be emphasised that consumers have responsibilities and rights. One can legitimately raise the question. Are they familiar with either of the aforementioned facts? Purpose: The main objective of the research is to analyse whether an increasing level of educational attainment affects consumer awareness in Hungary and Slovakia. Moreover, the paper investigates whether there are any significant differences in age groups regarding consumer awareness. Finally, the paper investigates whether there are any statistically significant interactions between the respondents’ gender, employment status and conscious saving attitudes. Research methodology: Kendall’s tau-b correlation, the rank-based nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis H test, and the Loglinear analysis were used to examine the formulated hypotheses. Results: It can be declared for both countries that an increasing level of educational attainment strongly affects consumers’ awareness. Furthermore, three major differences can be noticed in various age groups in the case of Hungary. Novelty: Education and age affect consumers’ awareness, whilst gender and employment status affect saving attitudes.
Unemployment is a key factor of a country's economy. It significantly influences the characteristics of an economy´s operating process. The aim of our research paper is to study and analyze the unemployment rate in two European countries. Concretely, we have decided to examine the Slovak Republic and Czech Republic. The mentioned two countries have formed one state till 1st January 1993, when they started their own separate and individual existence and operation. We analyze the unemployment rate in the mentioned countries between 2014 and 2021. Also, we concentrate on the achieved educational level of the unemployed population. Our goal is to answer the question, whether the unemployment rate among people with a diploma, university degree has shown a rising trend during the studied time period, which means from 2014 to 2021.
In the 21st century, self-marketing is an essential tool for job seekers, which can distinguish them from the rest of the candidates. They can easily address the targeted employer and convince the employer that he found the most appropriate candidate for the vacant position. The main objective of our primary research was to map the self-marketing activity of potential job seekers on the Slovak and Hungarian labour markets, and determine whether there are any differences how well-prepared the candidates are on the Slovak and Hungarian labor market in terms of job seeking. The research took place in 2021 and the first half of 2022. The researchers applied an online questionnaire survey. A total of 602 responses were received both for the Slovak and the Hungarian questionnaire. 548 responses could be evaluated from the submitted responses. Microsoft Excel 2016 was used to code the obtained data and prepare diagrams. The hypotheses were tested with the help of IBM SPSS Statistics 25. According to the obtained research results, the Hungarian respondents proved to be professionally more prepared for job interviews than the Slovak job seekers, while the Slovak candidates reached better results in appearance and first impression in the interview process.
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