Liudmila Lobanova

Human Resources Management Value in Knowledge-Based Society

While building knowledge-based society and economy, particular importance in human resources management falls on the value of human resources and management expertise. The article analyses the features of human resources management competences in terms of completing human resources management functions in practice with a view to advantages of human resources management approaches compared with traditional approaches to human resources management. Upon research on personnel management functions and competencies associated with the study of theoretical and empirical research, the article analyzes the human resources management activities, and the distribution of functions between management, as well as and the designated human resources (personnel) managers and directors. Approaches to human resources management competencies are given, the human resources (personnel) management competence structure, personnel managers profiles, along with roles and functions in practice are described. Based on the empirical results of the Lithuanian organizations, leaders’ competences are evaluated, including their impact on employees and organizations to succeed. The value of human resources management features, and human resources management factors determining the level of development are identified.While building knowledge-based society and economy, particular importance in human resources management falls on the value of human resources and management expertise. The article analyses the features of human resources management competences in terms of completing human resources management functions in practice with a view to advantages of human resources management approaches compared with traditional approaches to human resources management. Upon research on personnel management functions and competencies associated with the study of theoretical and empirical research, the article analyzes the human resources management activities, and the distribution of functions between management, as well as and the designated human resources (personnel) managers and directors. Approaches to human resources management competencies are given, the human resources (personnel) management competence structure, personnel managers profiles, along with roles and functions in practice are described. Based on the empirical results of the Lithuanian organizations, leaders’ competences are evaluated, including their impact on employees and organizations to succeed. The value of human resources management features, and human resources management factors determining the level of development are identified.

Innovative trends in human resource management: a case study of Lithuanian and Latvian organisations

The article discusses innovative trends and significant aspects of human resource management practices in the context of high-performance human resource management regarding the challenges of sustainable development and the needs of innovations deployment to management practice. The authors carried out a theoretical analysis of various significant functional areas of human resource management practices and a comparative expert evaluation of the situation in Lithuanian and Latvian organisations under the conditions of European integration. A theoretical analysis shows that innovative trends in human resource management are related to the integration of sustainable development ideas and principles of social responsibility and flexicurity in human resource management practices. The results of expert evaluation of human resource management practical areas in the organisations of Latvia and Lithuania convey the trends of human resource management development in terms of a set of performance enhancing human resource management practices. The directions for future research of the innovative trend in effective human resource management practices are proposed.