The role of human resources in the management innovation Conf.dr.ing.,ec. Cătălin Popescu, Universitatea Petrol-Gaze din Ploieşti, catalin_nicolae@yahoo.com Abstract: The human resource becomes a decisive factor in the innovation ability of enterprises. Therefore, it is important to establish what skills are available and how assessing the training needs can develop required skills. Key words: human resources, management innovation JEL Code: O31