The relationship between higher education and profound global economic, social, technological and political transformations underway in recent decades is attracting growing public and professional interest. In this context, governmental bodies, higher education institutions and academics are under pressure to improve the effectiveness and professional development of academic staff. This article explores the need to adapt current human resource management practices in higher education in Croatia as a response. The article presents recent empirical data from higher education institutions in Austria, Croatia and Finland collected in the international project “Modernisation of Higher Education Institutions through Enhancement of Human Resources Management Function”. Descriptive indicators of current human resource management practices in higher education institutions reveal substantially different levels of development and use of certain practices to manage the effectiveness and professional development of academics. This article discusses the role of the human resource function at higher education institutions, the possibilities of using specific human resource development activities designed for different job roles held by academics, the importance of a performance management system that suits the academic environment, and the need for a strategic approach to human resource management at higher education institutions.

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克罗地亚学者的效率和专业发展：高等教育机构人力资源管理面临的挑战

高等教育与近几十年来正在进行的深刻的全球经济，社会，技术和政治变革之间的关系正吸引着日益增长的公众和专业兴趣。在这种情况下，政府机构，高等教育机构和学者面临着提高学术人员的效率和专业发展的压力。本文探讨了在克罗地亚高等教育中适应当前人力资源管理实践的需求作为回应。本文介绍了国际项目“通过增强人力资源管理功能实现高等教育机构的现代化”中收集的来自奥地利，克罗地亚和芬兰的高等教育机构的最新经验数据。高等教育机构当前人力资源管理实践的描述性指标显示，开发和使用某些实践来管理学者的有效性和专业发展的水平大不相同。本文讨论了高等教育机构中人力资源职能的作用，针对学者所担任的不同职务使用特定人力资源开发活动的可能性，适合学术环境的绩效管理系统的重要性以及对高等教育机构人力资源管理的战略方法。