СOCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN PUBLIC SERVICES: AN ARCHETYPAL APPROACH

Abstract

The essence of the concepts of “human resource management” and “human resource management in the public service” is defined. The problem tree has been considered, which has made it possible to distinguish three systemic problems that necessitate improvement of human resources management in the field of public service of Ukraine. The current state and problems of human resource management in Ukraine are analyzed. Attention is focused on the approach in which staff is not viewed as a cost factor that needs to be reduced, but is an essential resource that needs to be competently managed and create conditions for its development. It was noted that the main goal of human resources management in the public service sphere is the formation of high-quality human resources, ensuring the professional development of employees, encouraging and motivating staff to perform higher-level functions. It was concluded that in the public service it is necessary to improve the efficiency of human resources management services along with the growing role of the socio-psychological component of management and to define the conceptual framework for human resource management. According to the authors, the management of human resources in the public service should be carried out within the framework and on the basis of modern state personnel policy, realization of its goals, principles, standards and priorities, is an effective mechanism for implementation of the personnel strategy of the public authority, which can significantly improve its efficiency. It has been determined that human resource management in state bodies and local self-government bodies is broader in content than personnel management, which causes a transition from personnel management to human resource management. It was noted that the formation of an innovative model of human resource management in the public service sphere will contribute to the creation in Ukraine of a professional, stable, respectable, ethical, prestigious and highly efficient public service capable of responding to challenges and effectively fulfilling obligations to society and citizens of Ukraine.