The Personnel Fluctuation Phenomenon in Transition from Communism to Capitalism

Purpose - Creating an overview on the evolution of personnel fluctuation phenomenon in capitalist and communist periods and identify a pattern of evolution of the phenomenon in the two periods mentioned. Methodology/approach - This paper centralizes a theoretical data of the personnel fluctuation phenomenon, supplemented by a case study based on primary and secondary data on the level of staff turnover during communism and capitalism. Findings - The study draws attention to changes that have occurred in the mentality of employees regarding workplace change and the cyclical event phenomenon in transition from communism to capitalism. Research limitations/implications - Creating a graphic model for the evolution of the personnel fluctuation phenomenon in capitalist and communist periods. The fact that there are few data on personnel fluctuation in the communist period was a limitation on the conduct of research. Practical implications - presenting a comparative study on the evolution of personnel fluctuation phenomenon to identify the cyclical evolution of the phenomenon examined, allowing for future estimating evolutionary phenomenon, and therefore taking measures to limit the phenomenon. Originality/value - This paper explore aspects of the personnel fluctuation phenomenon in different periods of labor market trends and different political regimes, also cyclic manifestation of the phenomenon.