<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The main issues of this study are the peculiarities of recruitment of employees by rural employers and the differences between recruitment strategies in urban and rural areas. The author is interested in the description of these differences both by the objective and subjective factors. Theoretical considerations are based on Manuel Castells' theory of "space of flows" as well as on the theoretical interpretation of the "flexibility" concept in labour market relations. The empirical results include quantitative and qualitative analyses of survey and interviews of Latvian employers. There are significant differences in recruitment ways and working agreement forms offered by employers in rural and urban areas.</p></abstract>

The main issues of this study are the peculiarities of recruitment of employees by rural employers and the differences between recruitment strategies in urban and rural areas. The author is interested in the description of these differences both by the objective and subjective factors. Theoretical considerations are based on Manuel Castells' theory of "space of flows" as well as on the theoretical interpretation of the "flexibility" concept in labour market relations. The empirical results include quantitative and qualitative analyses of survey and interviews of Latvian employers. There are significant differences in recruitment ways and working agreement forms offered by employers in rural and urban areas.

Peculiarities of the employees' recruitments by rural employers: the case of Latvia

Faculty of Social Sciences, Latvia University of Agriculture

European Countryside

The main issues of this study are the peculiarities of recruitment of employees by rural employers and the differences between recruitment strategies in urban...

Peculiarities of the employees' recruitments by rural employers: the case of Latvia

Publié en ligne: 20 juil. 2012

Pages: 192 - 207

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10091-012-0023-6

Mots clés
elastība, lauku darba devēji, darbinieku meklēšana

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Peculiarities of the employees' recruitments by rural employers: the case of Latvia

Publié en ligne: 20 juil. 2012

Pages: 192 - 207

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10091-012-0023-6

Mots cléselastība, lauku darba devēji, darbinieku meklēšana

This content is open access.

Mots clés
elastība, lauku darba devēji, darbinieku meklēšana