The purpose of the diploma thesis is the analysis of the human resource management in the selected medium-sized company and on the basis of the acquired results suggest the arrangements for improvement of this system. For research purposes of the thesis was selected a midsize company MOTOR JIKOV Fostron plc, operating in the engineering and foundry industries. The thesis is divided into literary and analytical part. Literary part is based on information related to the management of human resources, characteristics of midsize enterprises, personnel work and personal activities within midsize companies and it is based on domestic and foreign literary sources. The analytical part deals with analysis of selected personnel activities in the company MOTOR JIKOV Fostron plc and proposing more effective function in these areas. The obtained information allow to suggest the arrangements for improvement of this system.

The purpose of the diploma thesis is the analysis of the human resource management (HRM) in the selected small companies. On the basis of the acquired results suggest the arrangements for improvement of this system. In order to conduct the research, more small companies were addressed. Only three entities were willing to provide the information. The company specialized in the sale of sport goods, the agricultural company and the centre for social services were participated in the research. All three companies have their seat in the South Bohemia. The thesis is divided into theoretical and analytical part. Theoretical part provides information about HRM issue in small companies, basic terms concerning HRM and definition of small companies including their role in the economic system are mentioned. In the analytical part there are briefly introduced the selected companies, the characteristics of the personal activities is presented and the questionnaires with important outcomes are propounded. The obtained information allow to suggest the arrangements for improvement of this system.

The dissertation is focused in detail on the topic of Talent Management - talent management in the corporate practice. The aim of the dissertation is to verify that the general trends of the current talent management are applied in the business (corporate) practice. The core of the initial part is the analysis of available resources to the topic of current talent management (vocational studies, outcomes of professional conferences, newspaper articles, publications and statements of respondents). The authentication part is based on a research study in the region of the former district Klatovy. The conclusion is divided into several sub-outcomes - recommendations for the respondents, including proposed timetable for implementation, a summary of the best practices in talent management, a description of talent management specification observed according to the focus and the company size, and also the indication of the possible pitfalls of talent management.