Attitudes to Work Among Employees of System-Forming Enterprise in the Far North (Based on A Study in the Murmansk Region)

Attitudes to Work Among Employees of System-Forming Enterprise in the Far North (Based on A Study in the Murmansk Region)


Sharova Е.N.

Cand. Sci. (Sociol.), Assoc. Prof., Assoc. Prof. of the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Murmansk Arctic University, Murmansk, Russia kateshar1@yandex.ru

Zhigunova G.V.

Dr. Sci. (Sociol.), Prof., Head of the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Murmansk Arctic University, Murmansk, Russia galina-zhigunova@yandex.ru

Maleus D.V.

Assist. Lecturer at the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Murmansk Arctic University, Murmansk, Russia dianamaleus@mail.ru

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The study was carried out within the framework of the initiative R&D No. 124041100097-9.

Rubric: Facts. Comments. Notes

For citation:

Sharova Е.N., Zhigunova G.V., Maleus D.V. Attitudes to Work Among Employees of System-Forming Enterprise in the Far North (Based on A Study in the Murmansk Region). Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies]. 2026. No 2. P. 136-145



Abstract

The attitude to the work of the system-forming enterprise employees in the Murmansk region was revealed at the empirical level. It was concluded that instrumental motivation to work prevails, based on the values of high salary, employment stability, a cohesive team, and safe working conditions. At the same time, there have been identified value, socio-demographic, and migration factors of staff turnover.


Keywords
Attitude to work; labor values; job satisfaction; staff turnover, industrial enterprises; system-forming enterprises; the Far North; the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation

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