Public Personnel Management: Contexts and Strategies

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Prentice Hall, 1998 - Business & Economics - 408 pages

For junior/graduate-level courses in Public Personnel Management or Human Resources Management.

Reflecting contemporary political and managerial realities, this text provides a comprehensive exploration of the values, conflicts, political processes, and management techniques which provide the context for personnel administration in the public sector.

Contents

PARTI INTRODUCTION
1
Introduction
38
PLANNING
70
Analysis Classification and Evaluation
96
Affirmative Action and Workforce Diversity
156
Leadership and Performance in Turbulent Times
218
Equity and Expectancy Theories
226
Influences on Employees Ability to Perform
234
127
301
Health and Safety
302
Tobacco Alcohol and Illegal Drugs
310
Summary
316
SANCTIONS
323
Collective Bargaining
356
Collective Bargaining Individual Rights and the Constitution
364
Pressures on PublicSector Collective Bargaining
372

Tools Managers Use to Enhance Employee Performance
240
Recruiting a Water Plant Technician
246
Performance Appraisal
275
Key Terms 380 Discussion Questions
381
156
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