Establishing Human Resources Management Systems in Large-Scale Business Organizations in Bulgaria

Abstract

The establishment of human resources management systems in large-scale business organizations is a challenging and creative undertaking. It is not possible that work be performed solely by specialists in the respective companies due to their insufficient knowledge in that field. During the recent years in Bulgaria, however, the process of establishing such systems has been accompanied by the practice of setting up teams of internal and external specialists (consultants). This has led to achieving a symbiosis between scientific knowledge and practice, and by the support of top management of business organizations, there has been competent development of the rules, mechanisms and documentation support for the human resources management system. This article presents the three major stages that the project team needs to perform. The author summarizes her personal experience in that respect, being herself a participant in developing human resources management system projects, and the expertise of foreign and Bulgarian colleagues in the field.