Engagement of Moldovan Organizations in Increasing Employment through Flexible Work Arrangements

Work flexibility as an element of work flexicurity has had an impact on employment at national level. In this study, work flexibility is expressed through flexible work arrangements. Organisations could implement various flexible work arrangements, depending on their size or specifically promoted policies in this sense. Thus, organisations indirectly contribute to higher employment at national level. The aim of the study is to evaluate flexible work arrangements from the perspective of organizations in order to determine to what extent they are available for being implemented. To test and validate the results, we developed a questionnaire that included 10 flexible work arrangements. Each flexible work arrangement was rated on a Likert scale from "1" to "5". The survey comprised 350 companies of different sizes from various sectors, located in urban and rural areas. In order to process, analyse and interpret the results, several statistical methods were used - Principal Components Analysis, the ANOVA procedure and the post hoc test. The findings have shown that some flexible work arrangements had been better rated than others. Differences were also identified in the evaluation of flexible work arrangements by organization's size. Our results provided evidence that some organizations show reluctance towards certain flexible work arrangements. Moreover, flexible work arrangements with higher scores are more likely to be implemented by organizations that may lead to higher employment at national level. Implications for Central European audience: Work flexibility represents an important and promising element in the context of change in the work paradigm. In this context, organizations need to adapt their HR strategies and policies by taking into account work flexibility trends. It will enable them to attract the required workforce both quantitatively and qualitatively. Likewise, the organizations implementing different flexible work arrangements could indirectly contribute to increasing employment at national level.