Innovative Approaches and Practices for Managing People in a Dynamic Environment

Pavlina Ivanova – University of Economics – Varna, 77 Knyaz Boris I blvd, 9002 Varna, Bulgaria

Katya Antonova – University of Economics – Varna, 77 Knyaz Boris I blvd, 9002 Varna, Bulgaria

Abstract: Dynamics of changes, uncertainty and inability to predict emerg­ing problems, events, situations, complexity of interrelationships, emergence of new problems, situations and knowledge are only part of the modern con­ditions in which companies work. This requires them to adapt to changes in the environment in a short time, looking for new and innovative approach­es, not only in terms of the production process but also in terms of human re­source management. The purpose of the authors is to present some of the op­portunities for organizations to create and use innovative approaches to hu­man resource management in a dynamic environment, as well as to make quick decisions related to them in company-specific situations.

7th International Scientific Conference on Recent Advances in Information Technology, Tourism, Economics, Management and Agriculture – ITEMA 2023 – Conference Proceedings, Hybrid (Faculty of Organization and Informatics Varaždin, University of Zagreb, Croatia), October 26, 2023

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ITEMA conference partners: Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia; Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Varaždin; Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Institute of Marketing, Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland; Faculty of Agriculture, Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine ”King Michael I of Romania”, Romania

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