Approach to Corporate Education of Employees in Companies in the Czech Republic, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis

Effective and systematic corporate education is a key factor for competitiveness the current turbulent economy. The results presented in this paper are based on a questionnaire survey. The research was carried out on a sample set of Czech, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian companies. The aim of the survey was to determine to what extent companies in four post-communist countries apply a strategic approach to education, which, among other things, is linked to the presence of long-term and annual education plans. The results of the research showed that micro-companies and small companies in particular do not do so. The research also revealed that some companies, even though they declare they have an LTEP/AEP in place, are not adhering to their plans.