Strategic human resources and skills assessment relationship between the national innovation indicators: Turkey comparison with the EU countries

Today is information and communication technologies, important data can be obtained from the studies carried out on a global scale to evaluate the existence of our country. In this context, determination and improvement of the level of innovation in our country is considered as one of the most important priorities. It is thought that identifying the countries with good level of innovation, examining these countries in detail and revealing the subjects on which they are good and reflecting the information that will be beneficial to our country will be an appropriate approach. In this context; The aim of this study is to define and determine the needs of our country which has a dynamic young population richness (human resources) in the field of innovation culture and needs investment. In this study, the importance of innovation culture as a strategic management function and also as a cultural value is emphasized. The high rate of development of technology exacerbates global competition. In this challenging environment, it is only up to innovation that institutions provide sustainable services. Supporting innovation will provide organizations with earnings, efficiency, success, profitability and high competitive advantage. The aim of this study; the importance of human resources in innovation culture. Key Words: Strategic Management, Strategic Human Resources Management, Organizational culture, Innovation