PERM UNIVERSITY HERALD. SERIES “PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. SOCIOLOGY”

VESTNIK PERMSKOGO UNIVERSITETA. SERIYA FILOSOFIA PSIKHOLOGIYA SOTSIOLOGIYA

DOI: 10.17072/2078-7898/2018-4-562-572

An integrated approach to examine of labour productivity: actual state and perspectives of research*

Dmitry V. Pishchalnikov
MBA, Director-General

PJSC «Krasnkokamsk Metal Mesh Works»,
23, Shosseynaya str., Krasnokamsk, Perm Krai, 617060, Russia;
e-mail: dmitr008@yandex.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6074-4306

Yulia L. Nyrkova
Head of Human Resources Division

PJSC «Krasnkokamsk Metal Mesh Works»,
23, Shosseynaya str., Krasnokamsk, Perm Krai,617060, Russia;
e-mail: nyrkova-yl@rosset-kzms.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5459-2334

Natalya A. Rudnova
Assistant of the Department of General and Clinical Psychology

Perm State University,
15, Bukirev str., Perm, 614990, Russia;
e-mail: chernysheva-n.a@yandex.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-2892

Lidiya V. Sokruta
Assistant of the Department of Sociology

Perm State University,
15, Bukirev str., Perm, 614990, Russia;
e-mail: lidiya_sokruta94@mail.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4536-7079

Alexander Yu. Vnutskih
Doctor of Philosophy, Docent,
Professor of the Department of Philosophy

Perm State University,
15, Bukirev str., Perm, 614990, Russia;
e-mail: avnut@inbox.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4162-1033

The problem of low labour productivity is a «chronic» problem for Russia. At the same time, some Russian enterprises increase productivity successfully implementimg to the «rational model of labor relations» implementation. The authors assume that the problem of increasing labour productivity is transdisciplinary, and psychology of personality and social psychology should play a significant role in finding the solution to this problem. The working hypothesis of this research is that there are statistically significant differences in personality traits and professional motivation that determine the specific style of activity of employees of enterprises with different labour productivity. In order to test this hypothesis the authors did a study in the summer–autumn of 2018 at two industrial enterprises of the Perm Krai. The study has showed that there are practically no significant differences between the personality traits of the employees who work at the enterprises, and the levels of labour productivity. The only exception is the factor «Openness to Experience» that makes a distinction between the employees of enterprises which might be attributed to specificity of the production processes at these two plants and also to specificity of the sample. It is possible that absence of significant differences between the personality traits of the employees of these enterprises evidences that labour productivity is mainly determined by specific social ties in professional groups. So, the first version of the working hypothesis is not confirmed. It is possible that assignment of roles and responsibilities, as well as the styles of communication and administration are the predictors of labour productivity.

Keywords: psychology of work, labour productivity, Perm Krai, rational model of employment relations, individual style of activity, personality traitsof employees.

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Received 01.10.2018

For citation:

Pishchalnikov D.V., Nyrkova Yu.L., Rudnova N.A., Sokruta L.V., Vnutskih A.Yu. An integrated approach to examine of labour productivity: actual state and perspektives of research // Perm University Herald. Series «Philosophy. Psychology. Sociology». 2018. Iss. 4. P. 562–572. DOI: 10.17072/2078-7898/2018-4-562-572

 

* Исследование выполнено при финансовой поддержке РФФИ и Пермского края в рамках научного проекта № 18-413-590009.