Abstract:

The human factor seems to gain in importance in modern organisations, as entrepreneurs and managers face the challenge of numerous processes occurring in the socio-economic environment. They include ageing and shrinking of potential labour force and generational diversity. For the purpose of this publication, demographic changes in Poland and Slovakia were assessed and selected results of a survey on intergenerational cooperation in organisations were presented. Further, the concept of demographic management as an element of strategic management of human resources was proposed. Applied quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted based on survey results and data from Eurostat statistical databases. The survey was conducted since March – till April 2017 on a sample of N = 254 respondents, using the diagnostic survey method. The temporal scope of the analyses was largely determined by data accessibility.