EXPLORING ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HR INDEPENDENCE IN ORGANIZING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL AND TALENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN THE COMPANIES FROM SERBIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA

Abstract: The aim of the study is to examine the association between HR independence
in organizing educational programs and the availability of educational and talent
management programs in the company. This study was conducted with the aim of
demonstrating the importance of giving higher responsibility and independence to HR
managers, especially in the field of education and training where they are undoubtedly
experts. More recent articles were used, drawing conclusions from global practices
on the topics of Human resource management and HR practices, Talent management,
Management education, Development and training of employees, Labor market, Soft
skills and hard skills of employees, Work environment, Organisational leadership, Performance
management, Compensation strategies, Employee engagement, Employee
motivation, and Organisational psychology. The study is part of the CEDEF (Central
European Development Forum) research project, where 43 HR representatives answered
structured in-depth telephone interviews lasting 45 to 90 minutes. Hypotheses
are tested with non-parametric tests: Mann-Whitney U test and Chi-square test.
With higher HR independence in nominating candidates for educational programs
and choosing the type of education, employees have greater chances for professional
growth through different educational programs and more often have talent management
programs. HR managers who have greater independence in choosing the type of
educational programs, more often organize soft skill courses. In the future, we envisage
a study that would encompass the availability of educational and talent management
programs abroad.

 

Keywords: Human resources management, employee development, communications,
competences, innovation