Human resources management at Bulgarian sea ports – problems and perspectives for development

Koralova, Petya (2016): Human resources management at Bulgarian sea ports – problems and perspectives for development. Forthcoming in: Monetary Research Center, Conference proceedings, 2016 : pp. 1-15.

Abstract

The organization and management of human resources in maritime transport have their characteristics as they are an integral part both of the transportation process and the efficient and productive carrying out of the main and secondary services at ports. In this regard the main objective of the current paper is to examine the human resources management at Bulgarian sea ports Varna and Burgas in order their specifics to be revealed, the main problems to be outlined and measures to be proposed. The proposed model for analysis could be successfully applied in studying the human resources management system in the other transport modes or in other countries with transition economies.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: human resources; sea ports; effective management
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R4 - Transportation Economics > R49 - Other

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