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The following processes pose challenges for the organization: self-establishment in the market economy, restructuring, globalization, development of techniques and technology, formation of an informational society, development of a knowledge economy, change of the society economic situation and democratic processes. In the organization, which is constantly changing a new approach to the organization is formed. It is viewed as an operating system where company employees, i.e. human resources, become the most important and the most active part of the system, determining the efficiency of the pursuing of organizational goals. Personal management places its focus on labour force and personal specialists satisfy employees' work needs, solve their problems, etc. Human resource management is targeted at satisfaction and implementation of company management's needs in human resources. The basis of the activity is planning, supervision and control, not mediation. The classic approach didn't ensure enough efficiency of organizational performance and productivity, and this led to formation of human recourses academic theories helping to manage human resources more efficiently. Human resources management is commonly equated to "industrial relations" and "personal management". The former concept defines the theoretical part, and the later is recognised as the practical and established part related to employment management. The Guest comparative model functions based on the assumption that integrated human resources management set of practices will determine superior individual and organisational performance. It states that there is a difference between human resources management and personal management. IT indicates that the following human resources management strategies: differentiation, innovations and focus on quality and cost reduction will determine better training, assessment, selection, reward, work design, involvement and safety, also the possibility to achieve qualified results, commitment and flexibility more often. This will affect performance, and productivity will increase; innovations will be implemented, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]