Investigation of Procrastination Prevalence among Employees in Small and Medium Enterprises in Slovakia

Nikoleta HUTMANOVÁ

https://doi.org/10.53465/EDAMBA.2022.9788022550420.163-172

 

Abstract: As in other developed countries, small and medium-sized enterprises in Slovakia are the most widespread type of business. In this context, leadership is key to the sustainable management and support of employees, and especially those employees who are more prone to negative work habits, such as procrastination in the performance of work tasks. The paper focuses on how work procrastination is a negative behavior linked to unpleasant cognitive experiences that causes significant losses in both individual and organizational growth. Those findings are then put in connection with the understanding the causes of employees' work procrastination helps to reduce the frequency with which it occurs. Our assumptions are supported by research which was carried out by CAWI – computer assisted web interviewing. Slovak office workers in SMEs were taken as sample and the questionnaire were administered to capture the data. This quantitative approach added to our understanding of work procrastination and provided practical suggestions for avoiding its negative impacts. The main findings presented in this article show a significant frequency of online procrastination in the areas of Instant messaging and social media surfing during working hours in terms of office workers in small and medium enterprises. According to the data online procrastination also appears to be frequent regarding the daily reading of online news during working hours.

Keywords: procrastination, cyberslacking, small and medium enterprises

JEL classification: M12, M21, L20

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Online publication date: 3 March 2023

ISBN: 978-80-225-5042-0

Publisher: University of Economics in Bratislava

Pages: 163-172

 

To cite this proceedings paper (STN ISO 690 and 690-2):

HUTMANOVÁ, N. 2023. Investigation of procrastination prevalence among employees in small and medium enterprises in Slovakia. In LÜLEYOVÁ, A. (ed.). EDAMBA 2022: Conference Proceedings. Bratislava: University of Economics in Bratislava, 2023. ISBN 978-80-225-5042-0, pp. 163-172. https://doi.org/10.53465/EDAMBA.2022.9788022550420.163-172