Sectoral features in the management of personnel potential of transport enterprises

• Main Author: V.V. Smachylo
• Format: Article
• Language: Ukrainian
• Published: Zhytomyr State Technological University 2019-06-01
• Series: Вісник Житомирського державного технологічного університету: Серія: економіка, управління та адміністрування
• Subjects: transport; transport enterprises; personnel potential of transport enterprises
• Online Access: http://ven.ztu.edu.ua/article/view/175147/175435

Modern transformations of socio-economic systems require the revision of existing methods and ways of managing them. This process acquires a particular relevance regarding a human factor, which, at this stage of development, becomes crucial in the activities of any economic entity. After all, the very person is the engine of development, generates profit and ensures the capitalization of the assets of enterprises, creates competitive advantages. It should be noted that such changes are important for transport enterprises, which are a strategically important sector of the functioning and development of the state, especially in the aspect of integration of Ukraine’s transport system into the European one. At the same time, enterprises of the domestic transport system have certain specific features that need to be studied, taken into account when managing their human resources and, possibly, changes in accordance with the updated business conditions. Therefore, the purpose of the article is to determine the impact of the sector specificity of Ukrainian transport companies in managing their human resources. As a result of the study, it is established that the transport industry has a diverse composition of enterprises depending on the mode of transport, and each component varies from each other. Of course, the management of the human resources of transport enterprises is influenced by: the size of the enterprise, which is primarily determined by the number of employees, its organizational and legal form, ownership, etc. The second feature of transport companies is the varying degree of state interference in their economic processes. Another specific feature is the social significance of transport companies, which stipulates special requirements for their personnel as a factor in ensuring the safety of transport services. In addition, transport provides transportation services to socially vulnerable population and remote communities, which is not always economically feasible. Consequently, we can conclude that transport enterprises have a number of features – legislative, economic, organizational and legal, which will impact the process of employees’ management. Therefore, there is a need to take them into account when developing an efficient system for assessing and managing the human resources of transport companies.