CONFUCIANISM AND NATIONAL TRADITIONALISM AS A BASIS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MODERN PERSONNEL POLICY IN THE SPHERE OF STATE SERVICE IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Abstract

The article presents a study of the place and role of Confucianism and national traditionalism in the implementation of personnel policy in the sphere of public service of the Republic of Korea. The study was based on the materials obtained by the authors during participation in international internships for the winners of the Best Practices Contest of the Presidential Academy (November 2017), as well as the results of individual studies. The article deals with Confucian ethics and national traditionalism in the South Korean culture of management and organization of modern public service; the traditional principles and conditions for the construction of the civil service, as well as the specifics of personnel policy in the public service are given. The authors conclude that Confucian ethics and national traditionalism play an important role in the development of personnel policy in the civil service of the Republic of Korea, which, in turn, has its advantages and disadvantages. In particular, the reflection of traditionalism in personnel policy is its closeness, rigid age hierarchy, a focus on attracting young people, taking into account personal qualities when selecting for public service and moving up the career ladder. At the same time, the article proposes to pay significant attention to the experience of Korea, as well as to the national peculiarities of the Russian people in the course of building the development strategy of the modern public service of Russia.