Dignity of Man and Work

U ovom se radu raspravlja tema dostojanstva čovjeka i rada. Polazište rasprave predstavljaju rezultati istraživanja koja se odnose na rad i radne vrednote. Oni su obrađeni iz različitih kutova; suvremenih društvenih procesa u području rada, hrvatskih tranzicijskih okolnosti te iz perspektive socijalnog nauka Crkve koji objašnjava današnju transformaciju rada i ukazuje na moguća rješenja. Unutar tog su konteksta obrađene sljedeće teme: centralnost rada, važna obilježja posla, rad u objektivnim društvenim okolnostima te individualne i kolektivne preferencije. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju kako se rad vrlo visoko vrednuje, ali ne na račun obitelji pa i prijatelja i slobodnog vremena. Medu važnim obilježjima posla prioritetnima se pokazuju dobra plaća, sigurnost radnog mjesta i zanimljiv posao, što govori o tome da se nešto više vrednuju varijable komfora i materijalnih uvjeta no osobnog razvoja. Rad se najviše percipira kao objektivna potreba, a oni koji su zaposleni ne iskazuju preveliko zadovoljstvo samim radom, autonomijom u poslu i sigurnošću posla. Hrvatski građani se, također, pokazuju vrlo neautoritarnima u poslu jer prvo žele biti uvjereni u ispravnost uputa koje im daje nadređena osoba, a istodobno se u velikoj većini slažu s različitim nagrađivanjem za različiti rad. Istraživanje ukazuje i na nešto značajnije prihvaćanje kolektivnih vrednota, ali ovdje u velikoj mjeri dolaze do izražaja kontradiktorni i ambivalentni stavovi, primjerice u slučajevima velikog prihvaćanja stava da je natjecanje dobro, ali i stava da treba smanjiti razlike u plaćama. Pitanje individulanih i kolektivnih preferencija najjasnije ilustrira probleme tranzicije i uloge države u gospodarskom i uopće društvenom razvoju. U zaključku rada autori raspravljaju četiri moguća kruga objašnjenja unutar kojih se može jasnije razumjeti u kojoj mjeri pitanja odnosa spram rada odražavaju zajedničke svjetske i europske trendove, u kojoj mjeri tranzicijske, a u kojoj specifično hrvatske okolnosti.This study discusses the topic of dignity of man and work. The standpoint of the discussion is represented by the results of researches, which refer to work and work values. They have been analysed from different angles: contemporary social processes in the sphere of work, Croatian transitional circumstances and from the perspective of social doctrine of the Church, which explains today\u27s transformation of work and points towards possible solutions. Within this context, the following topics have been dealt with: centrality of work, significant characteristics of a job, working in the objective social circumstances and also individual and collective preferences. The results of the research show that work has been highly evaluated, but not at the expense of the family or even friends and free time. Among the important characteristics of a job, as priorities are considered a good salary, good job security and interesting job, which points to the fact that a variable of comfort and material conditions are more evaluated than personal development. Work is mostly perceived as an objective necessity, and those who are employed do not show enough satisfaction with the work itself, with autonomy in work and with job security. Croatian citizens also seem to be unauthoritarian in work because, first of all, they want to be sure in the soundness of instructions given to them by a higher-ranked person, and at the same time, they mostly agree with different pay for different work. The research points to a somewhat more significant acceptance of collective values, but here, to a large extent, contradictory and ambivalent attitudes are revealed, for example in the cases of a large acceptance of the attitudes towards competition as being stimulating, but also of the attitude towards a reduction of differences in salaries. The question of individual and collective preferences most clearly illustrates the problem of transition and the role of the state in the economic and, generally, in the social development. In the conclusion of the study, the authors discuss about four possible spheres of explanation within which it can be more clearly understood to what extent the issues of the attitude towards work express mutual world trends and European trends, tο what extent the transitional, and to what extent specific Croatian circumstances