Development of Decent Work Conditions for Specialists of Railway Transport Enterprises
The article looks into ways for railway transport enterprises to develop decent work conditions for highly qualified specialists. Particular emphasis is placed on the priority need for careful treatment of intellectual labor workers or specialists who act as a fundamental resource of the constant resumption of the production process among all other elements under new economic conditions that require convergent management technologies. Intellectual workers ensure the processes of generating, processing, deploying, modeling, replenishing, translating and applying knowledge, which implies transforming data into information and further into new knowledge. The research proves the necessity to use adaptive innovation and intelligent management that in turn can improve the business performance of enterprises by creating greater job satisfaction among specialists, as well as contribute to attracting, retaining and enhancing the efficiency of qualified personnel. The article is devoted to the development of conditions for decent work of highly qualified specialists through completing the urgent tasks identified by the researchers in the field of intellectual labor organization and the transformation of management methods, in which the qualified specialists should be involved. As a result of the study, it was concluded that in order to achieve the goals set, a revolutionary transition to the paradigm of adaptive management based on the principles of self-organization of biological systems is required. Highly qualified specialists should be given an opportunity to take the initiative, employing the best solutions from various sources instead of the currently practiced strict regulation and excessive coordination. These measures could motivate employees to better use their skills and abilities, provide conditions for accelerating the process of creative thinking, thereby ensuring the evolution of the entire organization and its successful adaptation to fluctuations in the modern environment.