Academic Scientific JournalsHuman Resource Management in Public Administration: content, current trends and challenges in the context of Ukraine
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26881/jpgs.2025.4.03Keywords:
personnel policy, civil service, public administration, HRM, digital transformation, public serviceAbstract
This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the current state of Ukraine’s public personnel policy in the context of ongoing globalization, digital transformation of public administration, and the exceptional circumstances of martial law. The study examines the theoretical and methodological foundations of personnel policy, its structural and functional dimensions, as well as the institutional and legal limitations that significantly affect the effectiveness of its implementation across all levels of public service. It is emphasized that personnel policy in Ukraine remains fragmented, normatively inconsistent, and highly susceptible to political fluctuations, which hinders the establishment of a stable, professional, and ethically oriented system of public administration. Special attention is given to the analysis of international experiences in implementing HRM strategies in EU countries, the United States, Canada, Germany, and the Nordic region. A comparative assessment of career-based and position-based civil service models is provided, along with an overview of modern trends in public HRM, including digitalization, ethical leadership development, strategic HRM practices, and human-centered governance. Based on this analysis, the article proposes key strategic directions for the modernization of Ukraine’s personnel policy.
The conclusions emphasize the need to shift toward a new paradigm of personnel policy - one that prioritizes professionalism, accountability, ethical standards, and institutional resilience as cornerstones of sustainable public administration.
Downloads
References
Antonova S. Ye., Yaskovets M. V., 2024, Udoskonalennia kadrovoi polityky v derzhavnomu upravlinni [Improving personnel policy in public administration], International Scientific Journal «Internauka», 12, 15-19. https://doi.org/10.25313/2520-2057-2024-12-10545
Bilous S. P., Samoylenko L. Ya., Samosenko O. A., Lychak M. M., 2024, Derzhavna kadrova polityka v umovakh tsyfrovizatsii: novi vyklyky ta mozhlyvost [State personnel policy in the context of digitalization: new challenges and opportunities], Investytsiyi: praktyka ta dosvid - Investments: Practice and Experience, 23, 182-186. https://doi.org/10.32702/2306-6814.2024.23.182
Blyshchyk O. O., Kravchenko O. O., 2025, Stan i perspektyvy normatyvno-pravovoho rehulyuvannya kadrovoy polityky v orhanakh derzhavnoyi vlady [State and prospects of legal regulation of personnel policy in public authorities], Suspilstvo ta natsionalni interes - Society and National Interests, 1, 326-336. https://doi.org/10.52058/3041-1572-2025-1(9)-326-336
Vasiuk N. O., Roienko M. B., 2024, Derzhavna kadrova polityka v Ukraini: problemy ta perspektyvy [State personnel policy in Ukraine: problems and prospects], Derzhavne upravlinnya: udoskonalennya ta rozvytok - Public Administration: Improvement and Development, 7. https://doi.org/10.32702/2307-2156.2024.7.11
Dzvinchuk D. I., Liutyi M. O., Panasiuk R. V., Petrenko V. P. 2023, Intelekt u derzhavnomu upravlinni resursamy terytorialnykh hromad v Ukraini: monohrafiya [Intelligence in public management of territorial communities’ resources in Ukraine: Monograph]. Misto NV, Ivano-Frankivsk. ISBN 978-966-428-845-0
Zachosova N. V., Kimlyk V. M., Zamohylna A. V., 2023, Kadrova polityka dlia zberezhennia intelektualnoho kapitalu: peredbachennia Industrii 5.0) [Personnel policy for preserving intellectual capital: anticipating Industry 5.0], Ekonomika, menedzhment ta administratsiia - Economics, Management and Administration, 1, 36-42. https://doi.org/10.26642/jen-2023-1(103)
Kostenko O., Hrushchynska N., 2020, Formuvannya ta realizatsiya kadrovoy polityky v orhanakh publichnoy vlady: vitchyznianyi ta zarubizhnyi dosvid [Formation and implementation of personnel policy in public authorities: domestic and foreign experience], Ekonomichnyi prostir - Economic Space, 158, 77-82. https://doi.org/10.32782/2224-6282/158-13
Kryshtal H. O., Briukhovetska I. O., Panin Ye. V., 2023, Tsyfrovizatsiia kadrovoi polityky yak kliuchovyi faktor uspikhu orhanizatsii [Digitalization of personnel policy as a key success factor for the organization], Naukovi pratsi MAUP. Ekonomichni nauky - Scientific Works of MAUP. Economic Sciences, 5, 24-29. https://doi.org/10.32689/2523-4536/72-4.
Lyndiuk O. A., Kravchenko Yu. P., 2024, Vplyv kadrovoyi polityky na efektyvnist publichnoho upravlinnya v umovakh viyny [The impact of personnel policy on the effectiveness of public administration during war], Suspilstvo ta natsionalni interesy - Society and National Interests, 6, 440-451. https://doi.org/10.52058/3041-1572-2024-6(6)
Zakon Ukrainy «Pro derzhavnu sluzhbu» vid 10 hrudnia 2015 roku № 889-VIII (stanom na 1 sichnia 2025 roku) [Law of Ukraine «On Civil Service» of December 10, 2015 No. 889-VIII (as of January 1, 2025)]. Ofitsiynyy portal Verkhovnoyi Rady Ukrayiny - Official Website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/889-19#Text.
Radukh N. B., 2022, Vprovadzhennia dosvidu inozemnoi kadrovoi polityky v derzhavne upravlinnian [Implementation of foreign personnel policy experience in public administration], Vcheni zapysky Tavriyskogo natsionalnogo universytetu imeni V. I. Vernadskogo. Seriia: Derzhavne upravlinnia ta administratsiia - Scientific Notes of V. I. Vernadsky Taurida National University. Series: Public Administration and Administration, 33(72), 113-118. https://doi.org/10.32838/TNU-2663-6468/2022.2/19
Salmanov S., 2023, Aktualni problemy formuvannia kadrovoi polityky v systemi derzhavnoho upravlinnia[Current problems of personnel policy formation in the system of public administration], Derzhavne upravlinnia: udoskonalennia ta rozvytok - Public Administration: Improvement and Development, 6. http://nbuv.gov.ua/UJRN/Duur_2023_6_16.
Stratehiya reformuvannya derzhavnoho upravlinnya Ukrayiny na 2022-2025 roky: Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of July 21, 2021, No. 831-r [Public Administration Reform Strategy of Ukraine for 2022-2025: Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of July 21, 2021, No. 831-r] (2021). Ofitsiynyy portal Verkhovnoyi Rady Ukrayiny - Official Website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/831-2021-%D1%80#Text.
Andersen L. B., Leisink P., Vandenabeele W., 2019, Public personnel policies and HRM: Developments within the field and in the (long history) of the EGPA Study Group on Public Personnel Policy, [In:] Ongaro E. (Ed.), Public administration in Europe: The contribution of EGPA. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 227-244. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92856-2_13
Kuhlmann S., Proeller I., Schimanke D., Ziekow J., 2021, Public administration in Germany. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
Leisink P., Knies E., 2017, Public personnel reforms and public sector HRM in Europe, [In:] Ongaro E., Van Thiel S. (Eds.), The Palgrave handbook of public administration and management in Europe). London: Palgrave Macmillan. 243-259. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55269-3_12
Mergel I., Edelmann N., Haug N., 2019, Defining digital transformation: Results from expert interviews. Government Information Quarterly, 36(4), 101-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2019.06.002
Siegel J., 2021, Human resource management in German public administration, [In:] Kuhlmann S., Proeller I., Schimanke D., Ziekow J. (Eds.), Public administration in Germany. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 375-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53697-8_21
