Human Capital as a Tool for Predicting Development of Transport and Communications Sector: The Czech Republic Perspective

Dalibor Gottwald,Pavla Lejskova,Libor Svadlenka,Hana Pavlisova

doi:10.26552/com.c.2017.4.50-56

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Abstract

Human capital as a part of intellectual capital has crucial impact on the overall development of all sectors of national economy. This trend can also be confirmed by the growing number of academic papers dealing with the issue. This paper presents results of a questionnaire survey that investigated the human capital in terms of selected motivational factors and employability prospects as seen by students of high schools programs related to transport and communications. The main objective was to get an insight into the current situation in the sector and its attractiveness as seen by potential future employees. The questionnaire survey was carried out in April 2016 and its respondents were future high school graduates, who can either continue to study transport and communications at university or enter the job market and search for a job in the sector straight away. Results obtained from a series of statistical tests using the Two-way ANOVA method can serve both companies and educational institutions as a basis for implementation of measures that would guarantee sustainable development of human resources in this field.

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Human capital has gained increasing importance over the last few years
To other sections of national economy, education is crucial for further development of transport and communications sector
The key role of the human capital in achieving sustainable growth, with emphasis on its society - wide impact, has been mentioned in the work of Coleman, who claims that building trust and loyalty among members of a particular group is essential for the achievement of the society - whole objectives in any sector

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Human capital has gained increasing importance over the last few years. This fact is reflected in the growing number of research studies that recognize human capital as one of the key areas that are essential for the development of countries and companies as market players. The key role of the human capital in achieving sustainable growth, with emphasis on its society - wide impact (especially in its relation to new social constructs), has been mentioned in the work of Coleman, who claims that building trust and loyalty among members of a particular group is essential for the achievement of the society - whole objectives in any sector. This makes human capital a modern area of concern reflecting the current turbulent situation [9]. The human capital is being shaped in the process of education and is among the main tools to express the level of social integration of individuals or group of individuals in each company [10, 11]

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