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      Albania, the human factor and sustainable development: a lesson from the present

       
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          Albania as all Balkan countries in general, in the past 20 years faced with deep and continuous socio-economic change which resulted not simply in a totally newly shaped economy, but also in new and unexperienced paths of human resources developments. This referring to the qualitative, quantitative and diversification terms, brings the age of new professions and connections between the academic development and advancement and the adaption with the real necessities of the labor market. Adding to this complex and mobile situation the effect on their economy of the last financial crisis, the turbulence level is expected to be increased . Practitioners and researchers must understand connections and make up different scenarios which will face with a very unpredictable environment. Not surprisingly, Albania as some other southwestern European countries, due to the low level of integration into the international financial market, their mainly domestic market for goods and services produced by them, did not suffer the same consequences as other neighboring countries. But even the effect of downsizing their economies will affect Albanian economy too, because the payment balance and foreign trade balance as well as due to the widening of globalization in its domestic economy, which Albania cannot afford to avoid any longer. At the same time, the country must take in consideration the economic structure change and its adoption with the EU countries economic structure. These two main challenges can be afforded with substantial foreign investments and the most attractive resource has proved to be the human one. Sustainable development of human resources for a national sustainable development, requires making pro-active decision regarding their development and planning. The welfare of countries more and more is not being measured by the GDP pro capita, instead it is being used the term” life quality” which calls for decision making process aiming to increase and not simply exploit, which pro-actively develops qualitative human resources . This because a major factor for development is direct foreign investment. This drives Albania as well as other Balkan countries shift from naturally gifted with human resources due to the high nativity toward having attractive human resources in terms of quality and diversity related to actual and future trends of economy structuring and development. The paper deals with issues related to economic and human development by comparing two major factors in the case of Albania: the quality of human resources, role of foreign investments in the Albanian economic development and effects of human resources have on them and the careful planning of human resources development driven by actual and future trends of economic development. At the same time, the paper analyses the necessity to link the didactic offer of universities and high schools and market driving forces.

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          Communication and Ethical Behavior in the Public Service

          Setting up public administration which operates effectively and taking over responsibilities, both crucial on the point of view of the democracy indicators, requires great effort from all social stake holders in setting up and maintaining a public service organization. This notion implies the setting in function of the instruments and procedures that prevent undesirable behavior and provide encouragement of good behavior among operators of those services. While doing this, communication as a main component of the public service, calls for structure and control. Ethics or standards of behavior in the public sector are important political and public issues for every country, which is always held as a fundamental prerequisite for “good behavior” (good governance). The Code of ethics by which are expressed the values and standards in the civil service is one of the ethical elements of infrastructure. It enhances the function of orientation (giving instructions for action and behavior), and aims: respect for the law, respect for individuals, personal and professional integrity and efficiency in managing public resources, reinforcing the role and importance that the communication strategies and tools have. Professional association helps to develop judgment and of the necessary skills to enable white collar workers to apply communication strategy and tools and ethical principles in real circumstances. Objective progress can help create an environment where the white collar workers are willing to face and resolve communication problems and ethical disputes, they can even develop essential skills for effective communication and ethical analysis. The mechanisms of awareness about mission and processes of the public service, orientation and internal consulting in the civil service should be available to help white collar workers to apply basic communication and ethical standards in the workplace. Improvements in the legal framework is necessary for the proper functioning of public service, namely: to gain and maintain public confidence.
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            Education Factor and Human Resources Development - Albania Case

            The article gives a general view of the actual situation and the potential importance that the education factor plays in the formation and development of human resources in Albania, based on the Albanian education system applied as well as the strategies undertaken regarding the development of human resources by transforming it in an important asset and an unstoppable source of values for all the society. In particular, the article is focused in analyzing and evaluating the link between the level of human resources education and some of the socio-economic factors supposed to influence on it. The study is based on the data gathered through usage of the questionnaire tool by distributing 500 of them in the main cities of Albania. By applying statistical analysis, Chi-Square Tests and correlation coefficients on the data gathered it came out that individuals with (at least) university education have a higher proportion of a combined portfolio mostly in investments like treasury bonds and real estate.The behavior of the Albanian citizens towards the investment in human capital is noticeably determined by the individual level of education, with the level of importance 0, 01 which means a 99% probability in significance and the calculation of the correlation coefficient between the investment in human capital and the education is 98% important.
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              The management of human resource in the local goverment through the presentation of the status of application of civil service in the Republic of Albania

              The aim of this study:This study aims to pick up the transparence and the efficence in the managmnet of human resource, through the presantion of the state of the Law “ For the civil service” in the Republic of Albania and especially in the administration of the local government, recommending some ways to go on in this field, that will be the basis for the good progress in the local goverment. Methodology: Five municipalities were chosen to realise this study. Concretely, they are Vlore, Berat, Durres, Shkoder and Elbasan, where the study visists were applied and then the interviewing of the white collars through questions. Two forms of questionnaires were prepaired. The first one for the white collars of differnt levels and the second is for the responsabile administrators for the human resource. Results:This study will introduce efficence in the managment of human resource in the chosen municipalities, through elaboration, analisys and the interpretion of the information, seeing the civil service in the point of view of the white collars themselves of the different levels and from the point of view of the responsible authority for the human resource. Also in the study will be combined the analysis of the result based on the identified causes with the actual legislation for the civil service in Albania. The conclusion:Through this study will be aimed to be realised a reflection of the reality state of the managment of human resource and will become possible the awareness of the responsible authority for the human resource, in order to follow on wards the best selection of specialists according to the job describtion and of the civil employment service and their qualification based on the legislation of the civil service and also provision of continuous protection , wheterver the political changes may be. Let this study be an incitement to evaluate more the white collar, the way of his selection according to the law of “Civil Services in the Albanian Republic” and also the implementation of this law in order to consolidate the public administration at local level.
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                Journal
                Academicus International Scientific Journal
                Academicus Journal
                20793715
                April 2011
                April 2011
                : 4
                : 35-41
                Article
                10.7336/academicus.2011.04.02
                8dbe55d3-4da1-49b4-98b4-5c1dcb18ad42
                © 2011
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