The organizational and functional differences in human resources management in the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia

Abstract

In security systems, the function of human resources management has a special role. The Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Interior, as representatives of state security, seek to place the function of human resources management as much as possible in the function of the Armed Forces and the police, their efficiency and development. The paper presents a comparative analysis of the functioning of human resources management in the aforementioned ministries with a critical review of the existing solutions. The objective of this paper is to find mutual similarities and differences, as well as positive examples, through a comparative analysis, in order to define the best practice and suggest a desirable direction of development. Furthermore, efforts are being made to inform the wider scientific public about the role and importance of the function of human resources management in the defence and security systems. In accordance with the subject and objective of the research, the paper first presents the general framework of human resources management. Then focus is directed to its role in security management, and then a comparative review of two models of human resources management is done. A comparative analysis and comparative legal, inductive and empirical research methods have been used. Finally, some conclusions from the mentioned parts of the paper have been made.