Barriers to employee skills development: Comparative analysis of firms in North Macedonia
Journal
Economic Development, Year23, No.2-3/2021
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Piperkova, Irina; Lozanoska, Aleksandra
DOI
005.336.5-057.16:005.963]:334.72.012.63/.63(497.7)
Abstract
The 21st century race for talents has positioned skills development and
utilization as one of businesses’ primary concerns. Indeed, firms’ sustainability in today’s turbulent and competitive environment depends, among other,
on the skillsets of their employees. Businesses face various obstacles in their
quest for acquiring and developing adequate employee skills. The main aim of
this paper is to present key obstacles to developing employee skills in firms in
North Macedonia, based on organizational size and business activity. An insight into the barriers to employee skills development would help firms implement corrective measures to achieve appropriate employee skill development
and utilization. Lack of applicants’ adequate skills in the recruitment process,
lack of employees’ motivation to upgrade their skills and insufficient employee
training are perceived as one of the most significant barriers to employee skills
development.
utilization as one of businesses’ primary concerns. Indeed, firms’ sustainability in today’s turbulent and competitive environment depends, among other,
on the skillsets of their employees. Businesses face various obstacles in their
quest for acquiring and developing adequate employee skills. The main aim of
this paper is to present key obstacles to developing employee skills in firms in
North Macedonia, based on organizational size and business activity. An insight into the barriers to employee skills development would help firms implement corrective measures to achieve appropriate employee skill development
and utilization. Lack of applicants’ adequate skills in the recruitment process,
lack of employees’ motivation to upgrade their skills and insufficient employee
training are perceived as one of the most significant barriers to employee skills
development.
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