The history of the Department of Human Resource Management, the main directions of its activities and research at the moment are reviewed.

Development of scientific schools of today pay close attention, because their goal is to produce new knowledge. For example, the development of scientific school “human resource Management” shows the role of scientific schools in the development of University science.

The article analyzes the main directions of scientific activity of the department organizational and managerial innovations.

The article reveals the issues of rationing of work values in the current conditions, including the growth of labour productivity in the economy.

The article describes the functionality of a specialist in labour norms that can serve as a basis for development of professional standard.

In a market economy conditions, use of modern software solutions is actual for resolving various issues, including those related to the calculation of labour costs, labour standards and the number of personnel.

The article reviews the current trends in labour regulation on the basis of forecasting the region’s market, which enables productive employment in the region, creation and preservation of jobs in large enterprises in the region by providing alternative ways of development of industrial potential of the enterprises of the region.

The article analyses the changes in the investment activities of the state related to the changes in today’s economy, reflecting changes in government regulation ideology. The main forms of state participation in investment activities are reviewed; the mechanism of public-private partnership is estimated to be the most appropriate new economic conditions.