Empirical evidence consistently shows that an emphasis on materialistic values negatively correlates with quality of life, both at an individual and societal level. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to a better understanding of this interrelationship. The thesis is divided into two parts - theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part presents concepts both of quality of life and materialism as well as contemporary approaches to their research and measurement. Special attention is paid to the concept of eudaimonic well-being as a core concept of optimal human functioning, and to the concept of post-materialism as a value orientation that emphasizes self-expression and quality of life. The thesis is based on two propositions referring to the relation between quality of life and materialistic value orientation. On the one hand, materialism facilitates an economic development and market economy of a given society. At a certain level of economic development there is a tendency to shift to post-materialistic values associated with autonomy, self-realization and personal growth. This value shift is not effortless, as the other proposition claims. The consumer-driven culture produced by the modern economy promotes material values. It claims that the route to happiness and well-being is through...

Тема представленной магистерской диссертации посвящена весьма актуальной проблеме управления человеческими ресурсами современных организаций, которая касается путей достижения благополучия работников на рабочем месте и его влияния на вовлеченность персонала. В теоретической части дается определение благополучия на рабочем месте, вовлеченности и их важности. В практической части описываются общие характеристики исследуемой компании, проводится анализ сотрудников по ее результатам. На основании этих результатов было разработаны предложения по содействию благополучию каждого работника и усилению их вовлеченности в деятельность компании "Энергосталь". / Topic of presented master’s thesis is devoted to the very actual problem in Human Resources management of the modern organizations which concerns of ways how to reach wellbeing of workers on the work place and how it influence on the engagement of staff. In the theoretical part it presents the definition of workplace well-being, engagement and the importance of them. The practical part describes the general characteristics of the investigated company, the analysis of employees by its results. Based on these results, there was developed a proposal of promote the well-being of every worker and arise their engagement with the company Energostal.