“…However, the SME sector faces many specifics, it is important to examine the issue of human resources in terms of complex perspectives (Çera, et al, 2022). The current research is focusing on human resource development in terms t of regional development (Jašková & Havierniková, 2020;Hrivnák & Moritz, 2021;Rozsa et al, 2022), employee motivation (Hajduová & Sebestyén, 2021;Hitka et al, 2022;Hutmanová et al, 2022), organizational loyalty, work productivity, work engagement or managerial support (Smith, 2020;Marić et al, 2021;Mihalca, et al, 2021;Borisov & Vinogradov, 2022), development of effective links with internal and external stakeholders (Mishchuk et al, 2022), value chain management (Setyaningsih & Kelle, 2021), innovation, sustainability, development and competitiveness (Durda, & Ključnikov, 2019;Dvorský et al, 2021;Grondys at el. 2021;Muangmee et al, 2022).…”