Human resource management in public service : paradoxes, processes, and problems / Evan M. Berman, James S. Bowman, Florida State University, Jonathan P. West, University of Miami, Montgomery R. Van Wart, California State University at San Bernardino.

Author/creator Berman, Evan M. author.
Other author Bowman, James S., 1945- author.
Other author West, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Page), 1941- author.
Other author Van Wart, Montgomery, 1951- author.
Format Book
EditionSeventh edition.
PublicationThousand Oaks, California : CQ Press, an imprint of Sage Publications, Inc., [2022]
Descriptionxix, 639 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Part I. Context and challenges. Chapter 1. The public service heritage: people, process, and purpose -- Chapter 2. Legal rights and responsibilities: laws governing the workplace -- Part II. Processes and skills: from start to finish -- Chapter 3. Recruitment: from passive posting to social media networking -- Chapter 4. Selection: from civil service commissions to decentralized decision making -- Chapter 5. Position management: judicious plan or jigsaw puzzle? -- Chapter 6. Employee motivation: possible, probable, or impossible? -- Chapter 7. Compensation: vital, visible, and vicious -- Chapter 8. Employee-friendly policies: fashionable, flexible, and fickle -- Chapter 9. Training and development: exploring new frontiers -- Chapter 10. Appraisal: a process in search of a technique -- Chapter 11. Unions and the government: protectors, partners, and punishers -- Chapter 12. Collective bargaining: structures, strategies, and skill -- Conclusion. The future as opportunity, not destiny.
Abstract "Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems offers provocative and thorough coverage of the complex issues faced by employees and managers in the public sector, including managing under tight budgets with increasing costs, hiring freezes, contracting out, and the politicization of the civil service. Continuing the award-winning tradition of previous editions, the authors encourage hands-on skill building and problem solving. The Seventh Edition includes new examples and case studies on COVID-19; equity and racial discord, organizational diversity, remote work, employee engagement and motivation, leadership development training, work-life balance, gender-based inequities, behavioral biases in appraisal, and unionization trends"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteRevised edition of Human resource management in public service, [2019].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formebook version : 9781506382319
LCCN 2021008442
ISBN9781071848906 paperback
ISBN1071848909 paperback
ISBNelectronic publication
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