20.500.12556/DKUM-98402 Determinants of employee satisfaction with career development in the public sector Dejavniki zadovoljstva zaposlenih s kariernim razvojem v javnem sektorju Background/Purpose: Employee satisfaction with career development is an important factor influencing motivation, commitment, and long-term retention, particularly in the public sector, where career paths are often constrained by legal and institutional frameworks. The purpose of this paper is to analyse employee satisfaction with career development in a selected public institution and to examine the influence of selected demographic and organisational factors. Methods: The study is based on a quantitative empirical research design. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire administered to a sample of 113 employees in a public institution. Due to deviations from normal distribution, non-parametric statistical methods were applied, including the Mann–Whitney U test, the Kruskal–Wallis test, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Results: The results show that length of service and gender do not have a statistically significant effect on satisfaction with career development. In contrast, material forms of rewards have a stronger positive impact on satisfaction than non-material rewards, which deviates from some prevailing theoretical assumptions. Supervisory support was identified as the strongest predictor of satisfaction with career development. Conclusion: The findings highlight the importance of supervisory support and development-oriented leadership in fostering satisfaction with career development in institutionally constrained public-sector environments and contribute to a better understanding of career development dynamics in Slovenian public institutions. Ozadje in namen: Zadovoljstvo zaposlenih s kariernim razvojem je pomemben dejavnik motivacije, organizacijske zavezanosti in dolgoročnega zadržanja zaposlenih, zlasti v javnem sektorju, kjer so karierne poti pogosto omejene s pravnimi in institucionalnimi okviri. Namen prispevka je analizirati zadovoljstvo zaposlenih s kariernim razvojem v izbrani javni instituciji ter preučiti vpliv izbranih demografskih in organizacijskih dejavnikov. Metodologija: Raziskava temelji na kvantitativnem empiričnem raziskovalnem načrtu. Podatki so bili zbrani s strukturiranim vprašalnikom na vzorcu 113 zaposlenih v javni instituciji. Zaradi odstopanj od normalne porazdelitve so bile uporabljene neparametrične statistične metode: Mann-Whitneyjev U-test, Kruskal-Wallisov test in Spearmanov koeficient rang korelacije. Rezultati: Rezultati kažejo, da delovna doba in spol nimata statistično značilnega vpliva na zadovoljstvo s kariernim razvojem. V nasprotju s tem imajo materialne oblike nagrajevanja močnejši pozitiven učinek na zadovoljstvo kot nematerialne oblike nagrajevanja, kar odstopa od nekaterih prevladujočih teoretičnih predpostavk. Kot najmočnejši napovednik zadovoljstva s kariernim razvojem je bila prepoznana podpora nadrejenih. Sklep: Ugotovitve poudarjajo pomen podpore nadrejenih in razvojno usmerjenega vodenja pri spodbujanju zadovoljstva s kariernim razvojem v institucionalno omejenih okoljih javnega sektorja ter prispevajo k boljšemu razumevanju dinamike kariernega razvoja v slovenskih javnih institucijah. employee satisfaction career development public sector supervisory support employee rewards zadovoljstvo zaposlenih karierni razvoj javni sektor podpora nadrejenih nagrajevanje zaposlenih true true true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2026-06-10 10:46:50 2026-06-10 10:46:51 2026-06-11 03:07:59 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 str. 144-154 issue 2 Vol. 59 May 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2025-03-18 2026-02-07 2026-05-27 005.9 280717059 10.2478/orga-2026-0009 1318-5454 https://organizacija.fov.um.si/sl/stevilke/let-59-st-2-2026/ 1 ed7ee6de-64a8-11f1-a53d-00155d580e34 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=206982 RAZ_Frohlich_Laura_2026.pdf RAZ_Frohlich_Laura_2026.pdf 1 1CA86E0F8472FA0B1837BE2FCC170D78 38451c38f1124a85a41135c42d0370db21e7b4fedaa22558c1d1dd2b35c3592f 7f104413-64a9-11f1-a53d-00155d580e34 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=206984 Fakulteta za organizacijske vede Organizacija 0 0 0