Human resource management in public service : paradoxes, processes, and problems /: paradoxes, processes, and problems. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Evan M. Berman, James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, Montgomery R. Van Wart.
• Other Names: Berman, Evan M
• Contents: Part I: Context and Challenges; Chapter 1: The Public Service Heritage; A Day in the Life of Maria Hernandez; Some Challenges in Getting and Managing the Right People; The Structure and Role of Human Resource Departments; Historical and Institutional Context; Reforming Government in the Clinton, Bush, and Obama Years; Human Resource Management Principles; Values, Ethics, and Moral Management; Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 2: Legal Rights and Responsibilities; The Foundations of Employment Law; The Employment Relationship; Balancing Employer, Employee, and Societal Interests; Privacy Issues; Preemployment Investigations: Truth, Personality, Health, Credit, and Criminal Records; Discrimination; Summary and Conclusion; Part II: Processes and Skills; Chapter 3: Recruitment; Factors in Recruitment: Employer and Applicant Perspectives; Recruitment Steps; Planning and Approval; Position Announcements; Recruitment Strategies; Enhancing Recruitment Prospects: The Seeker’s Perspective; Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 4: Selection; The Bases and Origin of Selection; Criteria in Selecting Selection Tests; Selection: Four Screening Phases; Initial Reviewing and Testing; Interviewing and Reference Checks: Narrowing the Pool; General Considerations for Those Conducting Interviews; Choosing and Negotiation; Postoffer and Hiring Issues; Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 5: Position Management; Three Types of Personnel Strategies; The Origins of Position Classification and Management; Job Design and Job Analysis; Job and Position Descriptions; From Jobs to Job Systems; Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 6: Employee Engagement; Pull, Push, or Drive?; Human Resource Management and the Climate for Engagement; Tools of Engagement; Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 7: Compensation; Equity and Expectancy Theory; Pay Determination; Philosophy; The Great Pay Debate; Labor Market Forces: External Competition; Job Content: Internal Consistency; Individual Considerations: Fairness and Individual Contributions; Implications; Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 8: Employee-Friendly Policies; Workforce and Workplace Trends; Family/Work Programs; Health, Safety, and Wellness Programs; Flexible Work Arrangements; Keys to Success; Traditional Benefits: Not-So-Employee-Friendly Trends; Implementation, Assessment, and Evaluation; Best Places to Work; Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 9: Training, Development and Learning; General Principles of Learning; Training Strategies; Organizational Learning Strategies; Application: Ethics Training; Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 10: Appraisal; Evolution; Appraisal Systems; Improving the Process; Disciplinary Systems; Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 11: Unions and the Government; Background: Context and Evolution of Employee Relations; Differing Views of Unions; Paradoxes and Contradictions; Trends and Variations; Summary and Conclusion; Chapter 12: Collective Bargaining; Structure, Representation, and Collective Bargaining; Strategies and Skills; Bargaining-Related Reforms; Hostility Versus Harmony; Summary and Conclusion;
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (584 pages)
• Subjects: 352.6; Civil service -- Personnel management
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483340029; 1483340023
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