Motywacja w systemie zarządzania zasobami ludzkimi administracji samorządowej – regulacje dotyczące systemów motywacyjnych

For a long time already, we can witness a demographical change that affects the majority of European societies, including Poland. It is related to the decreasing birth-rate, and to a change of age structure of the society. These changes coincide with sociological and cultural differences that can be visible among the generations. Taking the above into account, we should consider in what ways they can affect the quality of management in public administration. Employment in the private sector is becoming more and more attractive, and public sector staff need to constantly improve their qualifications. Simultaneously, the number of employees is decreasing and it is going to decrease further, according to demographic forecasts. All these call for an in-depth reflection on the quality of human resources management in the public sector, with special attention paid to the motivation factor as an essential element of management. The issue is yet more important since the system of incentives is one of the three key practices necessary for the quality of management for every organisation.