The Assumptions for Senior Civil Service in Lithuania

Abstract

This article analyses the assumption for establishing senior civil service in Lithuania in the course ofreforms of civil service system directing much attention to the conceptualizations of senior civil service incontemporary strategic human resource management theory and research where the need for establishingsenior civil service is grounded by stressing the differentiated approach to human resources. A specialattention is paid to highly valued and unique human resources, capable of leading the institutions and thesector as a whole. The data of the empirical research indicate that the idea of establishment of the seniorcivil service in Lithuanian is accepted ambiguously within the system of civil service. The authors, notinghighly contextual nature of the issue, conclude that the decisions on the concrete design of senior civil servicein Lithuania should be based on consideration of noticeable tendencies of developments of senior civilservices in the democracies of the world.