Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively influenced all areas of human life across the world. Economic downturn is evident in almost every country. However, the biggest impact has crisis on micro and small enterprises (MaSEs). As the change of regime and rhythm of work is coming, the important task of employees in management is to retain their subordinates in the state of positive setting and motivation. The aim of the research is to define the impact of pandemic COVID-19 on the level of employee motivation in MaSEs operating in Slovak Republic. The development of employee motivation was investigated in three fields, financial, working and relationship one. A total of 848 respondents were asked in 2017 to 2020 by means of stratified selection. There was a significant decrease of preferences of respondents in all investigated motivation factors. Testing confirmed the existence of statistically significant differences during 2020 in comparison with previous years in investigating the following motivation factors: basic salary, job security, good working team, communication at work and superior's approach. The main contribution of the research is the finding that pandemic COVID-19 has the influence except of other impacts also on the area of employee motivation.

摘要

COVID-19 大流行对全世界人类生活的所有领域产生了负面影响。几乎每个国家的经济衰退都很明显。然而，最大的影响是对微型和小型企业（MaSEs）的危机。随着工作制度和工作节奏的变化即将到来，员工在管理中的重要任务是保持下属处于积极的环境和积极的状态。该研究的目的是确定大流行 COVID-19 对在斯洛伐克共和国运营的 MaSE 员工积极性水平的影响。员工动机的发展从财务、工作和人际关系三个方面进行了调查。2017年至2020年，通过分层选择的方式共询问了848名受访者。在所有调查的动机因素中，受访者的偏好显着下降。测试证实，2020 年与往年相比，在调查以下激励因素方面存在统计学上的显着差异：基本工资、工作保障、良好的工作团队、工作中的沟通和上级的方法。该研究的主要贡献是发现大流行 COVID-19 对员工激励领域的影响除了其他影响外。