Developing a sustainable career of an engineer in the reproduction ecosystem of an enterprise’s human capital
https://doi.org/10.18184/2079-4665.2025.16.4.762-779
Abstract
Purpose: to determine the characteristics and factors of a sustainable career of an engineer in the reproduction ecosystem of an enterprise’s human capital.
Methods: this study is based on the socio-cognitive theory and the ecosystem approach, which form an idea of the components of a sustainable career of an engineer and the factors of its development. In order to confirm the theoretical positions, an empirical study was carried out, which is based on the decomposition method, questionnaires, and the correlation analysis.
Results: the article reveals the features of a sustainable career of an engineer and possibilities for its development in respond to the challenges of socio-economic growth caused by the short-age of personnel. The article presents the indicators characterizing a sustainable career, indicating the employee's satisfaction with it while maintaining a balance between work and personal life, ensuring health at the required level, and increasing labour productivity with high career potential. The characteristic of three groups of factors influencing the sustainable career of an engineer is given. Directions for developing the reproduction ecosystem of an enterprise’s human capital are proposed in accordance with each of the three groups of factors influencing the sustainable career of an engineer.
Conclusions and Relevance: the peculiarity of a sustainable career is that it is considered through the prism of subjective assessment, and its key indicators are maintaining and strengthening health, maintaining a work-life balance, ensuring high labour productivity and developing career potential ("happiness", "health", "productivity"). A sustainable career is significantly influenced by groups of the enterprise’s factors, development and individual characteristics of employees. The ecosystem of reproduction of the enterprise’s human capital plays an important role in the development of a sustainable career for its employees, since as a part of the association of the enterprise, initiating its creation with educational and scientific organizations, employees gain access to new specialized knowledge and skills, and expand professional social ties.
About the Authors
M. B. Flek
Don State Technical University
Russian Federation
Competing Interests:
Russian Federation
Mikhail B. Flek, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Aircraft Engineering, Faculty of Aircraft Engineering
Scopus ID: 55876980100
Rostov-on-Don
Competing Interests:
The authors declare that there is no Conflict of Interest.
E. A. Ugnich
Don State Technical University
Russian Federation
Competing Interests:
Russian Federation
Ekaterina A. Ugnich, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of International Economics and Business, Faculty of Service and Tourism
Scopus ID: 55963022300, Researcher ID: AGB-6651-2022
Rostov-on-Don
Competing Interests:
The authors declare that there is no Conflict of Interest.
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