Economic Development of Enterprises and Social Practices in Personnel Management

The presented study examines discrepancies in the economic development of enterprises and the existing social practices in human resources management.
Aim. The study aims to define the range of problems in the economic development of enterprises in the context of the limited in volvement of staff in the processes aimed at improving the efficiency and quality of work.
Tasks. The authors conduct comparative theoretical and empirical studies and determine the cause-and-effect characteristics of the staff’s professional and social orientations, degree of trust, and motives for the intensification of professional activity arising from the discrepancy between the results of economic development and the existing social practices.
Methods. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study comprises the findings of Russian and foreign scientists in the feld of formation of sources for the economic development of enterprises and creation of a living environment for the staff. The study also uses overt observation and interviews of various professional, qualification, and status groups of employees.
Results. It is found that employees only have a basic understanding of the goals and purposes of the economic development of enter prises and mental support of their activity, which is the primary cause of the stereotypical “detached view” in the activities of different employee categories. The study substantiates the need for organizations to develop and implement social standards regulating the institutional and legal, socio-economic, and socio-technological activity of employees with a focus on improving the quality of life.
Conclusions. Defining the range of problems in the economic development of enterprises as well as the nature and focus of social practices makes it possible not only to determine the limits of the staff’s involvement in the improvement of the efficiency and quality of work, but also to develop a set of measures aimed at intensifying employee activity based on social standards.

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