Features of teaching staff management in higher educational institutions of Ukraine: past and present realities

Abstract

Introduction. The article examines the peculiarities of the management of the teaching staff of several state universities of the Western region of Ukraine in the pre-war and present-day period. It was determined that with the skillful use of various forms of stimulation, there are hidden huge reserves of increasing the efficiency of personnel management of higher education institutions. Purpose. The purpose of the article is to identify positive and negative aspects of personnel management at different hierarchical levels and key problems of personnel interaction in several state universities of the Western region, activation of their creative potential and integration of employee interests and expectations in modern conditions. Method (methodology). In the conducted research, emphasis is placed on the comparison of the results of the sociological (questionnaire) survey of the personnel of universities of the Western region of Ukraine for the past years and the realities of today. Results. A comparison of the features of the management of the teaching staff of several state universities of the Western region of Ukraine in the pre-war period and today is carried out. The opinions of employees of certain universities of the Western region of Ukraine on the issues of professional training of personnel, material and technical support of universities, the degree of awareness of employees, the effectiveness of group forms of work, satisfaction with the moral and psychological climate of the organization, the active participation of the employee in the activities of the team, remuneration, competence of managers, efficiency applied methods of management and stimulation of personnel activity.