The article analyses the impact of human resource development structure in Lithuania upon the creation of the national qualification system. It presents an overview of how the design of the qualification framework, and associated acquisition, assessment and recognition processes are affected by: the predominance of low qualification labour force; low employment quality balance; the risk of quantitative and qualitative loss of human resources as a result of emigration; consequent shortages of skilled labour; and European integration of product and labour markets.

Straipsnyje analizuojama darbo jėgos migracijos įtaka moderniai organizacijai Lietuvai konverguojantis ES: pateikiami alternatyvūs požiūriai į darbo jėgos migraciją, apžvelgiamos „protų“ mobilumo tendencijos, įvertinamos įsiliejimo į ES erdvę galimybės, aptariama reemigracijos nauda moderniai organizacijai, žinių visuomenės plėtrai bei šalies konkurencingumo didėjimui.

The article deals with the theoretical labour migration presumptions and the theoretical labour migration model, demonstrating the benefits for both the countries and the migrants. The dynamics of the internal and external migration and the survey of the factors preconditioning it are presented, the migration tendencies on the global as well as Lithuanian level are analysed.

The article analyzes recent changes in the Lithuanian labour market, describes their implications for Lithuanian companies from a managerial point of view and offers basic approaches how to cope with these challenges.

The aim of the research is to identify and evaluate the impact of demographic aging on economic indicators. Based on the analysis of demographic statistics and regression analysis, there is presented an impact of demographic aging on economic indicators: level of participation in the labor market, employment and growth of labor force, savings and health expenditure. Level of participation in the labor market, employment and growth of labor force are reduced and health costs are increased by the growing aging population of EU, US, China, and the world. There was no significant effect on the growth of foreign direct investment.