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General Competence Analysis of Management in Nautical Tourism Ports in the Republic of Croatia

Nautical tourism is of great importance for Croatia since it has many development potentials and much is expected from it in the future. Arrival and consumption of domestic and foreign tourists generate numerous direct and indirect effects on the Croatian economy ; however, at the same time there are large unused capacities and potentials of nautical tourism. Developing and attracting new guests and encouraging the return of existing guests must be on the priority list of every port of nautical tourism. At the same time ports must strive to long term development, which largely depend on the quality and expertise of human resources, primarily management and its proper administration. The purpose of this scientific paper is analysis of management of nautical tourism and determining their general characteristics and competences. The research results point to the fact that most young managers are prone to more frequent job changes ; therefore, working in particular company, ie. port of nautical tourism see as temporary workplace for improvement and development of their own careers. On the other side, senior managers are more loyal to their company which is evident by the number of companies they changed during their career. Economic and technical education is most common form of education of the management of nautical tourism, and there is also noted the lack of qualifications of maritime interests. Results of this scientific paper aim to analyze the main characteristics of the management of nautical tourism in order to draw conclusions about the management’s functioning and their competences.

Management, Nautical Tourism, Competences, Human Resources

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