Administrative barriers in the field of employment in the EU : empirical evidence from Croatia and Slovenia

Obadić, Alka (avtor), Ravšelj, Dejan (avtor), Aristovnik, Aleksander (avtor)

Purpose: Administrative barriers to employment pose a problem in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) which have an essential role in the European economy, compared to large ones. The existing rigidity and inflexibility of the labor market have further slowed down their position in creating new jobs. Therefore, the main goal of this paper is to evaluate the current state of administrative barriers to employment for SMEs in Croatia and Slovenia. Design/methodology/approach: Applying descriptive statistics and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) on a survey data for 699 Croatian and 747 Slovenian SMEs. Findings: The empirical results on a sample of about 700 SMEs for both countries expose some differences between them. In respect of administrative barriers to employment for SMEs, the most noticeable problem in Croatia is associated to frequent changes in the regulation, while in Slovenia the most highlighted problem is associated to additional time and unnecessary number of documents. Moreover, the empirical results reveal significant differences concerning the perception of the extent of administrative barriers to employment between different groups of SMEs, whereby not all of the characteristics have the same implications on this perception. Practical Implications: The overall findings are important especially for economic policy makers, who need to consider the specific characteristics and needs of SMEs when preparing legislation. Originality/Value: The combination of primary research and comparative perspective represents the main originality and value of the paper.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: SMEs, administrative burdens, employment, Croatia, Slovenia, EU
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FU - Fakulteta za upravo
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Recenzirani rokopis
• Leto izida: 2020
• Št. strani: Str. 533-553
• Številčenje: Vol. 8, iss. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-125574
• UDK: 33
• ISSN pri članku: 2241-4754
• DOI: 10.35808/ijeba/480
• COBISS.SI-ID: 17764355
• Datum objave v RUL: 26.03.2021

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: International Journal of Economics and Business Administration
• Skrajšan naslov: int. j. econ. bus. adm.
• Založnik: International Strategic Management Association
• ISSN: 2241-4754
• COBISS.SI-ID: 5404334

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: mala in srednja podjetja, admininstrativne ovire, zaposlovanje, Hrvaška, Slovenija, Evropska unija

Projekti

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: BI-HR/16-17-009
• Naslov: Razvoj sistema učinkovite in uspešne javne uprave

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P5-0093
• Naslov: Razvoj sistema učinkovite in uspešne javne uprave