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The Importance of Education for Successful Digital Transformation of Work

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Open Access
|Jun 2026

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Research question on the role of the highest responsibility for human resources development_Comparison of student and employer responses through a survey conducted in collaboration with the Voice of Entrepreneurs Association_

StudentVoice of the Entrepreneur
Total votes816267
State (should provide support and incentives)16 %3 %
Education system (align curriculum with labor market demands)37 %28 %
Employer (should invest in their employees)25 %11 %
Individual (care about personal development)22 %58 %

Main literature overview of previous research

PublicationConclusion of the research
Future of Jobs Survey, 2025. World economic forumStatistical report on changing workplaces and challenges for the future
Vizjak, M., Paulišić, M. and Mišević, P., 2024. Adapting to the Digital Shift: Skills Development and Workplace Transformation in the Era of Human-Technology Collaboration’, Croatian regional development journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 92–110.Analysis of statistical features. This research is a continuation of the previous research on the transformation of workplaces into remote work and the importance of developing digital workplaces.
Da, Q., 2025. Digital leadership improves organizational resilience by fostering job creation: The moderating role of organizational culture, Scientific Reports, Vol 15(1), DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-09144-2A study on the impact of digitalization on organizational resilience, a sample of 389 employees from different companies in China, using PLS-SEM
Dechawatanapaisal, D., 2024. How can retention of online remote workers be predicted?: Understanding the moderating role of personal resilience, Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 39(4), pp. 463–484.Data was collected over two time periods from 418 employees who worked remotely. Research on the importance of resilience training programs to help workers acquire the skills needed to cope with change

Research question about preferences for business education and training_The research question was posted on linkedIn Posao_hr in April, 2024_

Total votes986
Yes, I like to get additional education72 %
No, there's no need for that2 %
Only if I have to7 %
We don't have that here19 %

Research question about business education methods_

Total votes600
of employers educate employees internally70 %
of employers do not conduct training for their employees15 %

Research question about using ChatGPT_Research question was asked on linkedIn Posao_hr in May, 2024_

Total votes1 092
Business only7 %
Private yes, business no11 %
Both business and private26 %
I don't use56 %

Research question about preferences on types of education for professional development_Comparison of responses of students and employers through a survey conducted in collaboration with the Voice of Entrepreneurs Association_ Question asked in summer, 2023_

StudentVoice of the Entrepreneur
Total votes80527
Education organized by (future) employer35 %26 %
Education organized by higher education institutions27 %26 %
Informal forms of education (courses, seminars, workshops)22 %4 %
Independent research and experimentation16 %44 %

Research question about satisfaction with the software you use to do your job_The research question was asked on linkedIn Posao_hr in September, 2024_

Total votes677
Very satisfied22 %
Partially satisfied46 %
Partially dissatisfied17 %
Very dissatisfied16 %

Research question on the importance of supporting skills development and employee training by employers_The research question was posted on linkedIn Posao_hr in May, 2024_

Total votes1 449
Extremely important66 %
Important30 %
Less important2 %
Not important2 %

Demographic data of the student population and employers

Total respondents1205 studentsTotal respondents600 employers
GenderAge
Male38 %18–2515 %
Female61 %26–3513 %
Other0,1 %36–4523 %
Does not want to answer0,9 %46–5525 %
56–6524 %
Age Work experience
18–1916 %Up to 1 year6 %
20–2238 %1 – 5 year16 %
23–2521 %6 – 10 years12 %
26–309,6 %10 – 20 years21 %
Over 3015 %20 + years43 %
Does not want to answer0,4 %
The field of scienceSector
Natural Sciences2 %Private Sector58 %
Technical Sciences25 %Public Sector32 %
Biotechnical Sciences2 %
Biomedicine and Health7 %
Social Sciences40 %
Humanities7 %
Something else6 %
Does not want to answer11 %

Research question of preferences on the implementation of professional development education_Comparison of student responses and responses to a survey question posted on linkedIn Posao_hr_ posted in summer, 2023_

Student answersAnswers Posao.hr
Total votes842469
I prefer online education for my professional development.11 %36 %
I prefer live education for my professional development.32 %64 %
I prefer combined online and live education modules for my professional development.55 %
I do not plan to further educate myself for my professional development.2 %No, there's no need for that 7 %
We don't have that 19 %
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rsep-2026-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2547-9385 | Journal ISSN: 2149-9276
Language: English
Page range: 26 - 35
Submitted on: Mar 12, 2026
Accepted on: Mar 24, 2026
Published on: Jun 30, 2026
Published by: BC Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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