Quality of life and work and some characteristics of career management of Croatian emigrants

Iseljavanje je suvremeni fenomen koji duboko potresa hrvatsku stvarnost. Stoga je cilj ovoga rada ispitati kvalitetu života i rada te neka obilježja upravljanja karijerom hrvatskih iseljenika. Korištena metoda u ovom radu je metoda ankete, a instrument prikupljanja podataka je bio online upitnik. Istraživanje je provedeno na prigodnom uzorku 394 hrvatska iseljenika koji trenutno žive u različitim europskim državama (Njemačka, Austrija, Švicarska, Irska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo i Švedska) te prigodnom uzorku 187 radnika u Hrvatskoj. Rezultati deskriptivne analize, inferencijalne analize te logističke regresije ukazuju da hrvatski iseljenici percipiraju subjektivnu osobnu i nacionalnu kvalitetu života višom od hrvatskog prosjeka, da percipiraju zadovoljstvo poslom jednakim te da se hrvatski iseljenici od radnika u Hrvatskoj razlikuju prema obilježjima upravljanja karijerom. S obzirom na rezultate, iskazuje se potreba za dodatnim naporima u istraživanju ove teme jer rezultati ovakvih istraživanja, osim što daju važan znanstveni doprinos, imaju i širu društvenu vrijednost.Emigration is a contemporary phenomenon that deeply shakes Croatian reality. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to examine the quality of life and work and some characteristics of career management of Croatian emigrants. The method used in this paper is the online survey method. The study was conducted on a sample of 394 Croatian emigrants currently living in different European countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, United Kingdom and Sweden) and a sample of 187 workers in Croatia. The results of descriptive analysis, inferential analysis and logistic regression indicate that Croatian emigrants perceive a subjective personal and national quality of life above the Croatian average. The perception of job satisfaction was equal, and logistic model showed Croatian emigrants differ from workers in Croatia by the characteristics of career management. Considering the results, there is a need for additional research of this topic, which findings, in addition to important scientific contribution, have valuable social impact