Public Personnel Administration : Problems and Prospects

by Hays, Steven W.; Kearney, Richard C.

• ISBN13: 9780130377142
• ISBN10: 0130377147
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-12-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

The book contains a mix of "thought pieces," theoretical essays, and descriptive treatise written by established scholars in public personnel administration.

Table of Contents

The Setting

The Politics of Public Personnel Administration

What Every Personnel Manager Should Know About the Constitution

Personnel Management in the Local Government Setting

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 and Its Progeny: The Promise and the Dilemma

The Techniques

Strategic Human Resource and Career Development Planning

Current Issues and Challenges in Recruitment and Selection

Performance Appraisal: Seeking Accountability and Efficiency Through Individual Effort, Commitment and Accomplishment

Compensation, Merit Pay, and Motivation

Human Capital and High Performance in Public Organizations

Employee Discipline and Removal: Coping with Job Security

Public Employee Pensions and Pension Plans

The Challenges

Unions in Government: Where Do They Go From Here?

Privatization and Productivity

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action: Policies, Techniques, and Controversies

Managing Sexual Harassment in Public Employment

Women, Public Administration, and the Personnel Function

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Implications for Public Personnel Management

Contemporary Health Care Dilemmas and Public Personnel Management

Ethics and Public Personnel Administration

The Future

Merit System Reform in the States

Total Quality Management and the Personnel Function

The Involvement of Volunteers in the Delivery of Services: Myth and Management

A Retrospective and Prospective: The Moral Dimension

Contributing Authors

Index

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