Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government

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Stephen E. Condrey
John Wiley & Sons, Oct 26, 2010 - Business & Economics - 1056 pages

HANDBOOK OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN GOVERNMENT, THIRD EDITION

The practice of public human resource management has evolved significantly in recent years due to increased outsourcing, privatization, and the diminution of public employee rights. This thoroughly revised and updated edition of the classic reference Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government offers authoritative, state-of-the-art information for public administrators and human resource professionals. The third edition features contributions from noted experts in the field, including Donald E. Klingner, Mary E. Guy, Jonathan P. West, Jeffrey L. Brudney, Montgomery Van Wart, J. J. Steven Ott, Norma M. Riccucci, and many more.

Praise for the Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government

"This third edition of the Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government is an essential resource for scholars, practitioners, and general readers in need of concise summaries of up-to-date, cutting-edge, public personnel administration research. No other handbook on the market more concisely, more comprehensively, more clearly synthesizes this vast, rapidly changing field that remains so vital to effective government performance." RICHARD STILLMAN, editor-in-chief, Public Administration Review

"The Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government comprehensively and seamlessly blends theory and practice. The result is a clear road map that can finally make HR a key player in helping the government meet the unprecedented challenges facing our nation, our states, and our communities."
BOB LAVIGNA, vice president, Research, Partnership for Public Service, Washington, DC

"With each successive edition, Condrey's Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government becomes a more essential tool for graduate students who wish to improve their understanding of this field. Condrey's own expertise has enabled him to take contributions from leading experts in the field and shape them into a reader that is comprehensive, engaging, and authoritative."
DONALD E. KLINGNER, University of Colorado Distinguished Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; former president, American Society for Public Administration; and fellow, National Academy of Public Administration

 

Selected pages

Contents

Table ofFigures Table of Exhibits
THE EDITOR THE CONTRIBUTORS
Conclusion PART ONE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN
The Multiple Rolesof the HR Office
CAPITAL ENVIRONMENT
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER
CHAPTER FOURCIVIL SERVICEREFORM
Conclusion
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER NINETEEN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
CHAPTER TWENTY SEXUAL HARASSMENT The LegalFramework of Sexual Harassment Claims
CHAPTER TWENTYONE THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
PART FIVE EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION ASSESSMENT
CHAPTER TWENTYTHREE DESIGNING EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE
Rater Error Conclusion

Conclusion
The Recruitment Process
Selection Dilemmas and Strategies
Conclusion
CHAPTER SEVENVALUING DIVERSITY IN THE CHANGING
CHAPTER EIGHT MANAGING AN AGING WORKFORCE
CHAPTER NINE MANAGING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT
IT Staffing andSkills Employee Policies Related toIT
PART THREE MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES
CHAPTER TWELVE DEVELOPING PRACTICAL STRATEGIES
Conclusion
CHAPTER THIRTEEN INCREASING ORGANIZATIONAL INVESTMENT
CHAPTER FOURTEEN UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND CULTURE
CHAPTER FIFTEEN CONFLICT IN THE WORKPLACE
CHAPTER SIXTEEN WORKING WITH EMPLOYEE UNIONS
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN MANAGING LOCAL GOVERNMENT HUMAN
CHAPTER TWENTYFOUR APPLYING
CHAPTER TWENTYFIVE CONDUCTING ASSESSMENT CENTERS
CHAPTER TWENTYSIX USING WORK MANAGEMENT AND
Broadbanding
CHAPTER TWENTYSEVEN DESIGNING ANDCREATING AN EFFECTIVE
PART SIX TOOLS FOR INTEGRATING HUMAN
Public Sector Uses of Benchmarking
Research Basics
CHAPTER
Outsourcingand Privatization
The Public
Evaluating Consultants and Proposals
CHAPTER THIRTYTWO MANAGING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
CHAPTER THIRTYTHREE THE BUDGETING PROCESS
CONCLUSION
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About the author (2010)

THE EDITOR

STEPHEN E. CONDREY, Ph.D., is senior associate and program director for human resource management with the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government. He is also adjunct professor of public administration and policy in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. He has over a quarter of a century experience in human resource management and has consulted nationally and internationally with over seven hundred organizations on personnel- related issues. He presently serves as editor-in-chief of the Review of Public Personnel Administration and is a member of the editorial board of Public Personnel Management.

Bibliographic information

TitleHandbook of Human Resource Management in Government
Essential Texts for Nonprofit and Public Leadership and Management
EditorStephen E. Condrey
Edition3
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2010
ISBN0470616091, 9780470616093
Length1056 pages
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Business & Economics / General
Business & Economics / Government & Business
  
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