The Strategic Role of Controlling and Human Resources Management in Successful Management

During the last two decades, business systems on the Croatian business scene have been faced with a series of problems, especially when it comes to applying modern managing tools. Tis paper will try to shed light on the dependence between key management activities: planning, organization, managing of control and the business functions of controlling, and managing human resources. Te aim of this paper is to emphasize the indispensible cooperation of business functions of controlling and management of human resources as key prerequisites for the realisation of the company vision, goals, and strategies; in other words, for successful management. Striving to successfully manage an organization, top management is faced with a core challenge; making sure that the vision, goals, and strategies are understood on all levels of the organization in order to ensure the full use of the skills and knowledge contained within the human resources of the organization in question. Human resources management and controlling are the principal partners of top management when it comes to such matters. Performance monitoring, remuneration, motivation, and the establishment of corporate culture all depend on the strong connection between these two functions existing outside the hierarchical structure of the organization. Tis paper will try to show how the dialogue between Controlling and Human resources management forms a crucial link between strategy, managing tools, and people as a strategic resource. It is this structured link that is the prerequisite for the successful management of the entire business system by top management.