Human Resource Management in Government: Case Study of Vietnam: Brief Overview

This article is represented for a case study about human resource management in government of
Vietnam. The research objective is to assess the existing system of human resource management in
government of Vietnam and find out the direction of human resource management in government.
The research demonstrated a moving from the existing system to the professional system from
internal weaknesses and external challenges of the human resource management in Government of
Vietnam. A combination of career based system and position based system is the right strategy for
Vietnam as well as developing countries. Key elements of position based system and new public
management should be adopted with a best practice of competency based human resource
management framework which is very productive for Vietnam and developing countries.