Central European Business Review 2024, 13(3):95-122 | DOI: 10.18267/j.cebr.356

Engagement of Moldovan Organizations in Increasing Employment through Flexible Work Arrangements

Ionel Bostan ORCID...1, Alic Bîrcã ORCID...2
1 Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, Universitãții, 13, Suceava, Romania, ionel_bostan@yahoo.com
2 Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Faculty of Economics and Law, Bãnulescu Bodoni, 61, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, brc.alic@ase.md (corresponding author)

Work flexibility as an element of work flexicurity has had an impact on employment at the national level. In this study, work flexibility is expressed through flexible work arrangements. Organisations may implement various flexible work arrangements, depending on their size or specifically promoted policies in this sense. Thus, organisations indirectly contribute to higher employment at the national level. The aim of the study is to evaluate flexible work arrangements from the perspective of organizations in order to determine to what extent they are available for implementation. To test and validate the results, we develop a questionnaire that includes ten flexible work arrangements. Each flexible work arrangement is rated on a Likert scale from 1 to 5. The survey comprises 350 companies of different sizes from various sectors, located in urban and rural areas. In order to process, analyse and interpret the results, several statistical methods are used: principal component analysis, the ANOVA procedure and the post-hoc test. The findings show that some flexible work arrangements are better rated than others. Differences are also identified in the evaluation of flexible work arrangements by organization size. Our results provide evidence that some organizations show reluctance towards certain flexible work arrangements. Moreover, flexible work arrangements with higher scores are more likely to be implemented by organizations, which may lead to higher employment at the national level.
Implications for Central European audience: Work flexibility is an important and promising element in the context of changing work paradigms. In this context, organizations need to adapt their HR strategies and policies by taking into account work flexibility trends. It will enable them to attract the required workforce both quantitatively and qualitatively. Likewise, organizations implementing different flexible work arrangements could contribute indirectly to increasing employment at the national level.

Keywords: flexible work arrangements; work flexibility; flexicurity; employment; labour market
JEL classification: J21, J41, J53

Received: August 30, 2023; Revised: November 3, 2023; Accepted: December 6, 2023; Prepublished online: May 3, 2024; Published: July 29, 2024  Show citation

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