Human resources management in the Croatian state administration

U radu je analizirano upravljanje ljudskim potencijalima (dalje: ULJP) u Hrvatskoj državnoj upravi. Naglašena je važnost te discipline te njen značaj i uloga. Neizbježna je potreba ulagati u ljudske potencijale, to jest u njihovo stručno osposobljavanje i usavršavanje kako bi se u određenoj organizaciji zadržali kvalitetni i motivirani stručnjaci. Opisane su kategorije ljudi koji rade u javnoj upravi te način njihova razvitka kroz povijest. Upravljanje ljudskim potencijalima u javnoj upravi ima svoju važnost i ciljeve pa s obzirom na različitost poslova taj pojam možemo definirati na uži i širi način. Različiti modeli primjene ULJP-a ovise o osnovnom konceptu javne uprave koji je zastupljen u nekoj zemlji. Opisane su metode i instrumenti ULJP-a te važnost merit sustava i profesionalizacije. Nadalje, analizirana je i hrvatska državna uprava te njena povezanost s konceptom ULJP-a, a konkretni primjer je Ministarstvo obrane koje je pokazalo veliku zainteresiranost i želju za što uspješnijim razvojem i cjeloživotnim učenjem vlastitog osoblja.The paper analyzes the human resources management (hereinafter: HRM) in the Croatian state administration. The importance of this discipline and its significance and role were emphasized. There is an inevitable need to invest in human resources, that is, in their professional training and development in order to retain quality and motivated experts in a certain organization. The categories of people who work in public administration and the way of their development throughout history are described. Human resources management in public administration has its own importance and goals, and considering the diversity of jobs, we can define this term in a narrower and broader way. Different models of the application of HRD depend on the basic concept of public administration that is represented in a country. The methods and instruments of HRD and the importance of the merit system and professionalization are described. Furthermore, the Croatian state administration and its connection with the concept of HRD were analyzed, and a concrete example is the Ministry of Defense, which has shown great interest and desire for the most successful development and lifelong learning of its own staff