Development of career system of civil service

Abstract

Career development is inseparable part of the system of human resource management of any civil service. Forming a new conception of the Lithuanian civil service it is necessary to pay more systemic attention to career development as the means of strengthening managerial potential in the service. Many theoretical conceptions were produced and much of empirical material was collected in respect to separate components and processes of career development systems: on one hand about individual career development, having a long history and rich theoretical base, and on the other – human resource development, a relatively young field of study, which is still creating and renewing its theoretical base. However it has to be stressed that quite big gap is still noticeable between these areas of scientific study, therefore they are often considered to be separate and not generating both of them uniting theoretical and research ideas. The authors looking for the solutions of the mentioned practical and theoretical problems are considering the main principles of functioning of effective career development system and on the basis of that construct the model of career development system for the civil service integrating individual and organizational levels. Systemic analysis of theoretical conceptions, comparative analysis and the best career development practices analysis in public and private organizations were used as the methods modelling the career development system. To ground theoretical assumptions the authors of the article are also presenting the data from pilot study (survey).